International Teacher Education Conference 2014 1

International Teacher Education Conference 2014
New Teaching Methods in Nursing Education (HEVI)
C. Marcean a M. Alexandru b E. Cristescu c *
a b c
Sanitary Post High School “Fundeni” Romania
Founded in 1950, the current Sanitary Post High School “Fundeni” comes to represent the most important
institution of public education in the field of nursing training in Romania today.
The school's courses are attended by the approximate number of 2200 students, trained for the following
specialties: registered nurse, physical therapist, pharmacy assistant, radiology assistant, laboratory assistant.
The school's teaching staff consists of a total of 137 teachers, highly qualified to train students in the art of
nursing: 68 nursing professionals and 69 specialist teachers in the field of medicine, biology, psychology,
sociology, etc.
The main facilities the Sanitary Post High School “Fundeni” offers consist in: 12 classrooms equipped with
modern technology and quality resources for teaching and learning, 12 demonstration rooms with all the
necessary resources to provide practical training for nursing students, 5 laboratories for anatomy, pharmacy and
informatics lessons, equipped with the latest technology in the field, including audio and video resources and a
library with 20.000 specialized books.
As a national training centre for nursing professionals, our school organizes the exams for Level I and Level
II, educational psychology and pedagogy courses, as well as specialized courses for all the nursing teachers in
Romania.
Since September 1990, The Sanitary Post High School “Fundeni” has established collaborative relationships
at an international level, with a group of similar educational institutions from France, Denmark, Ireland, Great
Britain, Belgium, Italy, Spain and the USA.
In the period 2008-2010, The Sanitary Post High School “Fundeni” was involved in the program Leonardo da
Vinci – Domestic Violence (Intimate Partner Violence), along with similar institutions from other countries:
Finland, Bulgaria, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Lithuania.
In the period 2009-2011, The Sanitary Post High School “Fundeni”, in collaboration with three hospitals
from Bucharest, where practical training was held, carried out the project: „Nursing – the convergence of preuniversity
medical training with working life” - project funded with European funds – the first innovative project
in the field of practical training in healthcare from Romania.
In the period 2010 -2012, The Sanitary Post High School “Fundeni”, in collaboration with seven healthcare
schools from all the development regions of the country, came to support the students in this field with a new
national project to improve practical training and also to offer career guidance and counseling: „S.O.S. The
Medical Sector! Pilot project to improve practice and insertion, correlated with national campaigns for
promotion, guidance and counseling, in order to reduce the shortage of medical staff”. The project was cofunded
by the European Social Fund through Sectoral Operational Program Human Resources Development
2007-2013 “Invest in people!”.
In the period 2010 – 2013, another project was carried out at national level. „Multi-regional program to
improve the transition from school to working life for students at healthcare schools” was implemented by The
Sanitary Post High School “Fundeni” in partnership with the most representative nursing schools in the country.
The project “Social and Healthcare Teachers against Violence, HEVI 2008-2010” aimed to provide teachers
with the necessary tools for teaching and guiding the students on issues of intimate partner violence .
Intimate partner violence as a segment of domestic violence is a problem that affects a significant percentage
of the population at European level and worldwide and ranks among the leading causes of death for the people
involved (World Health Organization Multi-country Study 2006) .
Eradication / improvement of this phenomenon requires a partnership between Global and European prevention
networks, strengthening national capacities and promoting best practices, launching campaigns against violence,
developing social and health services at local and national level.
E-mail address: crinmarcean@yahoo.com rainy35m@yahoo.com cristescu_e@yahoo.com
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