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Competencies in humanized care, nursing leadership, and support strategies in robotic environments
Competencies in humanized care: nursing leadership and support strategies in robotic environments
Overview
This module offers an ethical and humanistic perspective. Its purpose is to balance advanced technology with the essence of nursing, addressing the risk of dehumanization inherent in a robot-centric environment. Nurses are equipped with strategies to manage the anxiety of robotic patients (extreme positioning, isolation) and maintain their dignity and comfort during highly technical procedures, ensuring that technology serves the patient, and not the other way around.
- Implement protection and comfort protocols for patients subjected to extreme positioning (such as deep Trendelenburg), preventing neuroprotective and pressure injuries, while ensuring the preservation of privacy and physical dignity in a high technological exposure environment.
- Develop strategies for emotional support and effective communication to mitigate the "technological impact" and pre-operative anxiety of the patient, translating the complexity of the Da Vinci system into understandable concepts that reinforce confidence in human care.
• To act as a safeguard of the essence of nursing within the multidisciplinary team, ensuring that the technological mediation of the robot does not displace the central attention on the patient, and maintaining continuous clinical surveillance that compensates for the physical isolation of the surgeon at the console.
Students must be between 25 and 64 years old on the date the training begins.
To complete this micro-credential, the student must hold a degree in Nursing.
Academic program
- Risks of dehumanization and technology: identification of risk factors; the concept of invisible care; extreme positioning and dignity.
- Communication strategies and psychosocial support: preoperative therapeutic communication; management of anxiety and isolation; management of the sensory environment.
- The ethical leadership role of nursing: ethics and autonomy in CR; patient advocacy; balance between efficiency and empathy.
Theoretical classes: expository, explanatory or demonstration sessions of the contents and knowledge.
Independent work: independent and self-regulated activity of the student based on the documentation and guidelines proposed in the subject, preparation of classes and exams, preparation of final reports, internship reports…
Tutoring (individual, group…): activity in which the teaching staff attends to, facilitates and guides one or more students in the training process.
Assessment: continuous assessment tests and final exams. Tests may be in person or online, and may be written, oral, or consist of practical exercises.
The micro-credential will be developed using an asynchronous, online methodology. It will be provided
Interactive audiovisual content, such as videos, will be accompanied by study materials, legal regulations, and required readings. Students will have access to discussion forums that encourage critical analysis and reflection on the course content.
Objective tests (true/false, multiple choice, test-type, fill-in-the-blank, ordering, etc.): These are measurement instruments that allow for the evaluation of knowledge, skills, performance, aptitudes, etc. The answers are closed-ended, thus promoting objectivity during the scoring process.
Case studies, exercises and problems: tests in which students must solve, in a reasoned manner, within a certain time, and according to the established criteria, the cases, exercises or problems posed by the teaching staff, with the aim of applying the knowledge acquired.
General information
Credits: 3 ECTS
Duration: 20/04/2026-20/05/2026
Teaching modality: Virtual
Location: Our Lady of Candelaria School of Nursing
Valued at: €217.50
The cost of tuition for this Microcredential will be subsidized by the 'Plan for the development of university microcredentials', investment 6 of component 21 of the Addendum to the 'Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan', financed by the European Union – Next Generation EU, year 2025.
Short courses available in various formats (in-person, online, or hybrid). Ideal for learning without interrupting your professional life.
Content created and delivered by professionals and experts in the field, designed for immediate application.
Endorsed by the University of La Laguna. You will receive an official ECTS certificate, valid in the European Higher Education Area.
Teaching staff
Doctor. Nurse. Associate Professor at the Faculty of Nursing of the ULL. Bachelor of Fine Arts.
Doctor. Mental health nurse. Art historian. Anthropologist. Member of several research groups. Director of the Nursing School of Our Lady of Candelaria (Canary Islands Health Service-University of La Laguna).
