Obstetrical and pediatric nursing
Module organizational innovative models

Academic Year 2023/2024 - Teacher: Giampiera BULFONE

Expected Learning Outcomes

The student will be able to:

  • to identify the elements of an organizational model;
  • to analyze critically  an organizational model
  • to know the different organizational models of meso and microsystem
  • to do an analysis of  an organizational system

Course Structure

Lectures and interactive teaching for the development of the project work

Required Prerequisites

Knowledge of laws and regulations

Attendance of Lessons

At least 70% of attendance at the scheduled times is required.

Detailed Course Content

The student will be able to understand:

  • the elements that characterize an organizational model
  • the nursing skills levels
  • the complexity of care
  • the different organizational models: for the intensity of care, the chronic care model
  • the microsystem care organizational models (by tasks, functions, .........)
  • the continuity of care: the transmission of information (SBAR,.....)
  • the analysis of an organizational system: primary structure, operational mechanisms, and social processes

Learning Assessment

Learning Assessment Procedures

The assessments will be carried out at the end of the integrated course. The methodology will be communicated at the beginning of the lessons together with the bibliography and with the learning resources necessary for the preparation for the final evaluation.

The test will be a report on analysis of an organizational system

The exam will be assessed according to the following criteria:

  1. Not suitable: Poor or lacking knowledge and understanding of the topics; limited capacity for analysis and synthesis, frequent generalizations of the requested contents; inability to use technical language.
  2. 18-20: Just sufficient knowledge and understanding of the topics, with obvious imperfections; just sufficient capacity for analysis, synthesis, and autonomy of judgment; poor ability to use technical language.
  3. 21-23: Sufficient knowledge and understanding of the topics; sufficient ability to analyze and synthesize with the ability to reason with logic and coherence the required contents; sufficient ability to use technical language.
  4. 24-26: Fair knowledge and understanding of the topics; discrete ability to analyze and synthesize with the ability to rigorously argue the required contents; good ability to use technical language.
  5. 27-29: Good knowledge and understanding of the required contents; good ability to analyze and synthesize with the ability to rigorously argue the required contents; good ability to use technical language.
  6. 30-30L: Excellent level of knowledge and understanding of the required content with an excellent ability to analyze and synthesize with the ability to argue the required content in a rigorous, innovative and original way; excellent ability to use technical language

Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises

The evaluation will be carried out on written work of analysis of an organization context according to the systemic model of R. Vaccani. It may also include a planning phase to solve one or more organizational problems (optional). The exam will consist of a discussion of this work.