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Objectives
SkyNurse intends to develop an operating centre for the delivery of distance education and residential courses directed at nursing personnel in non-EU countries in order to employ the trained personnel in EU hospitals and health care centers.
SkyNurse also aims to improve nursing practice throughout the EU:
- To develop standard distance learning models suitable for national and international use which are reproducible in different fields of application and in different countries,
- To prepare learning materials that will offer uniform education, cultivate a harmonious professional background and promote standardized nursing procedures.
Lastly, SkyNurse intends to favor economical resource saving in Health Services. The courses are, in fact, intended for nurses who have a basic knowledge of nursing. They need only update their knowledge of clinical practice and standard operating procedures relevant to the application of new technologies in health care.
Challenges
The aging population in Europe has led to an increase in requests for qualified health care and services. The subsequent rise in the demand for qualified nurses has not been satisfied in recent years. It is therefore crucial to recruit qualified human resources to EU countries. However, it is essential that training time and costs be reduced and a homogenous level of knowledge be available in order to ensure health care safety standards and to develop standard operating procedures in nursing.
Plan
The activities planned are organized in three subsequent phases.
Phase 1: The development of the eLearning educational model and the learning management system as well as the collection and production of learning materials.
Phase 2: The teaching phase. A 3-month intensive professional distance training course will be delivered via satellite to nurses in Romania. After midterm exam, the selected nurses will come to Italy and attend a 4-week residential practical course.
Phase 3: The Italian qualifying examination will take place and the qualified nurses will be employed in health care institutions in the Veneto Region of Italy.
Current Status
The project is concluded. Two pilot operations completed the pilot phase and the whole chain of recruitment and all the juridical procedures regarding the management of the documents have been defined and readjusted.
The value of the courses, the content and the infrastructure have been highlighted and the project partners are developing the SkyNurse Business Strategy to begin the operative commercial phase of the project.
