Institute of Health Sciences
Nursing Science

Clinical and Practical Instructors in the Nursing B.Sc. Program

The Bachelor’s program in Nursing offers a broad range of modules specifically designed to prepare students for the diverse and demanding requirements of the nursing profession. In addition to theoretical content such as nursing science, pathology, physiology, and therapeutic concepts, the development of practical skills is a central component of the program. This is particularly promoted through skills training and practical exercises in the skills lab, seminar rooms as well as in the clinical field.

In this context, academically qualified practical instructors play a key role. They support students in transferring scientifically grounded principles into practice, acting in an evidence-based manner, and critically reflecting on their decisions. With their extensive professional experience and well-founded instructional expertise, they make a significant contribution to ensuring that the next generation of nursing professionals is optimally prepared for the challenges and opportunities of a dynamic and diverse field.

The Skills Lab of the Faculty of Medicine is a specially equipped area at the university that enables students to develop and deepen their practical skills in a targeted manner. Under the guidance of academically qualified practical instructors, the Skills Lab offers a safe and supportive learning environment in which theoretical knowledge is applied in realistic simulations of clinical and nursing situations.

By using modern teaching and learning methods, students can practice a wide range of nursing situations - from everyday tasks to emergency scenarios. With the help of highly developed simulation mannequins, they practise handling catheters, probes, drains, wound care and infusion therapies, for example. The practical training sequences offer the opportunity to deepen knowledge, recognize strengths and learn from mistakes - always accompanied by constructive feedback.

As a so-called "third place of learning", the skills lab complements the theoretical studies and practical assignments in the clinical field. It is particularly popular with students, as it offers an ideal setting in which to acquire practical skills for the diverse challenges of the nursing profession in a safe environment.

Under the motto "Shaping together - nursing practice and studies", an event for exchange and cooperation takes place twice a year to network the Nursing B.Sc. degree program with its cooperating institutions.

The cooperation partner days of the Nursing B.Sc. degree program take place twice a year under the motto "Shaping together - nursing practice and studies". These events serve as a platform for exchange between the staff of the degree program, the Department of Nursing Science and the practice instructors and their managers from the cooperating institutions. The aim is to strengthen cooperation between the university and practice and to jointly shape the further development of nursing training.

In addition to the University Hospital Tübingen (UKT), which is responsible for the practical part of the course, the cooperation partners also include other hospitals, long-term inpatient care facilities and outpatient care services. The events offer a valuable opportunity to strengthen the bridge between academic teaching and practical learning in the field of nursing.

The Cooperation Partner Days focus on current topics that affect both the guidance of students in practice and the further development of the nursing profession and nursing science. Presentations and workshops highlight challenges and opportunities in guidance and teaching, and possible solutions are developed together with the practical instructors.

We look forward to welcoming our cooperation partners in the future and to working together on the further development of the Nursing B.Sc. degree program.

The next cooperation partner day is planned for Monday, May 12, 2025.

The Department of Nursing Science offers students and participants of professional further education the supervision of qualification theses in the field of nursing science. A connection to ongoing projects is desirable and planned.

The offer is aimed in particular at students and graduates of courses of study and further training in the health professions and the health sciences.

The following forms of qualification theses are supervised:

• Bachelor theses
• Master's theses
• Qualification theses in the context of further education in the health care professions
• Doctorate to the degree of Dr. med./Dr. med. dent./Dr. sc. hum.

Possible topics:

• Interprofessional communication and cooperation
• Further development of instruments for interprofessional learning and interprofessional cooperation
• Cooperation between different actors in the health care system-
  Cooperation between nursing services and GP practices-
  Cooperation between GPs and nursing homes
• Nurses in GP practices-
  What are the roles of nurses in GP practices?
• Drug therapy safety-
  What drug
  therapy safety competencies do nurses receive in their training or studies?
  - What are the current roles of nurses in the medication process?
• Non-drug (complementary) nursing interventions, e.g. in oncological supportive therapy.

Further topics and ideas gladly on request.

Contact person:

Prof. Dr. Cornelia Mahler

cornelia.mahler@med.uni-tuebingen.de