Student‘s Practical Teaching Experience in the Project „Healthy Aging from the Physical and Psychosocial Point of View“

Milda Gintilienė, Evelina Lamsodienė, Vaida Šidlauskaitė Abstract The paper discuss the occupational therapy and physiotherapy students’ (Kaunas kolegija Faculty of Medicine) practical skills experience – reflections to the providing services to older age groups in the learning process, in conjunction with the social partnership and dissemination. The study was performed in one elderly day care…

Practical Training and Mentoring in Developing Patient Safety Competencies: Nursing Studies Case

Simona Paulikienė Abstract Patient safety represents a global public health problem. WHO Patient Safety estimates that millions of patients worldwide suffer disabling injuries or death every year due to unsafe medical practices and care. Patient safety competencies are important in professional practice, so true to install and integrate the patient safety in curriculum training of…

Practice Mentor‘S Support for Students in Realizing Final Practice: Students‘ Point of View Analysis

Ramutė Rimkienė, Danguolė Grūnovienė, Julius Dovydaitis Abstract Colleges, being the part of the higher education system, are basing studies on the principle of theory and practical training unity. In biomedical field and social work education programs, practical training/learning accounts for almost half of the total studies time, most of which is realized at various health…

THE CORRELATION BETWEEN PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT AND STUDY OBJECTIVES IN THE PRACTICAL TRAINING SETTINGS

Ramutė Rimkienė Abstract Summary Practical training takes half the study time in biomedical and social sciences degree programs. The most part of practical training is realized in institutions of health care and social work. Active participation of mentors in the practical training process provides a better students; practical skills and helps them to socialize in…