Clinical internships in Primary and Community Care give students the opportunity to develop knowledge, skills, attitudes and values in a real and complex professional environment, always accompanied by a teaching nurse (Associate Nurse Professor). They consist of an approximate 8-week stay in a Primary Care Team, pediatric team or PADES during which each student is assigned a nurse from the unit where they carry out the internship, who monitors and guides their learning process in an individualized and continuous manner.

The assigned shifts and schedules can be modified depending on the needs of the services, therefore it is important to have flexibility in hours to be able to deal with unexpected changes, since they must be carried out every day of the internship.

The Reflective Notebooks collect those situations experienced during the internship that have aroused some emotion, whether positive or negative with an impact on the learning process. The submission is fortnightly in the form of written work via Virtual Campus.

Within the Nursing Degree curriculum, practicum courses are part of the External Practice course. The competencies and learning outcomes of the External Practice course will be developed and assessed throughout the various practicum courses, depending on the context and setting in which each practicum is delivered. Throughout the clinical practice placements from the 2nd to 4th year, all clinical practice competencies for the degree will be achieved.
This course does NOT include a single assessment system.
Assessment Criteria
The final grade for the course corresponds to the sum of the clinical practice grades (PEXT) and the Reflective Notebook (RR), with the following weighting:
- 70% of the grade corresponds to the clinical practice.
- 30% of the grade corresponds to the reflective notebook.
To pass the course, it is necessary to have passed each of the clinical practice competency groups and the reflective notebooks with a minimum grade of 5.

Attendance Control:
* \"Tracking Sheet\": By signing this document daily, the nurse responsible for each student confirms the schedule followed during the practice day. This document will serve as proof of the course hours.
The student is solely responsible for this document. They must keep it up to date and are responsible for the accuracy of the information provided. This document will be submitted to their nursing associate professor at the end of the practice period and delivered digitally (scanned) to the Virtual Campus.
This document may be requested at any time for supervision, by the people responsible for the practice sessions, and/or by the participating instructors.
It is mandatory to complete the entire clinical practice period scheduled in the teaching calendar, regardless of the actual practice time.
Any interruption in attendance will be considered an absence. These may include:
a) Justified absences, the following situations:
- Deaths of close or immediate family members
- Specialist medical appointments
- Acute illnesses
- Driving license exam
- Official university exam
- Official language tests
- Those approved by the course coordinator.
Students must submit a duly completed excuse note to their instructor and record it on the \"Tracking Sheet\" document.
b) Unjustified Absences: Those not listed above and not authorized by the course coordinator.
Students must record their Unjustified Absence on the \"Tracking Sheet\" document and will agree with their instructor on how to make up the outstanding hours. At the end of the course, 1 point will be deducted from the final grade (from 0 to 10) for each day of absence.
c) Strikes and Demonstrations:
In keeping with student rights and following the recommendations of the Rector's Office, students who individually wish to join a call from one of the student unions must notify their professor and the Internship Service in advance. They must also record this in the \"Tracking Sheet\" document. This day will be considered completed and non-recoverable.
d) Unjustified and Unnotified Absence: May result in failing the course.
e) Tardiness: Being late more than 5 times (start and end of shifts, lunches, etc.) throughout the course period may result in failing the course.
Absences must be reported to the Associate Professor and the Internship Service as far in advance as possible to minimize interference with the learning process and to agree on a make-up day. All hours missed due to absences must be made up within the clinical practice period.
* Attendance is mandatory for all scheduled hours and at the assigned shift and time.
Justified and unjustified absences must be made up within the scheduled clinical practice period with prior authorization from the lead professor and the practice department.

Clinical Practices (PEXT):
Continuous and formative assessment throughout the period. Approximately halfway through, the nursing associate professor, together with thenurse, will summarize the information obtained so far and discuss it with each student. This formative assessment will address the level of achievement of the proposed objectives, highlight strengths, and weaknesses for improvement, with relevant recommendations. Similarly, students will conduct their self-assessment and discuss it with the professor.
Finalist Assessment:

At the end of the clinical practice period, the nurse will complete a final report on the competencies achieved. Likewise, at the end of the period, each student will complete a self-assessment and discuss it with the nurse and the associate professor.

Regarding the reflective notebooks:
- Reflections arising from the preparation of the notebooks in the context of clinical practice will be assessed. Respect for the diversity of ideas, people, and situations will be taken into account. The ability to identify learning improvement strategies will also be assessed.
- A rubric will be provided with the items to be assessed, which also includes presentation guidelines (style, spelling, expression, etc.). The recommendations for preparing the reflective notebook must be followed.
- Completion of the biweekly reflective notebook is mandatory; the deadlines for submission will be determined by each professor.
- Submission must be made exclusively via the virtual campus.
- Work submitted after the agreed deadline will not be graded. The grade for that submission will be 0. Extra submission periods will not be open. - The nursing associate professor will evaluate the reflective notebooks according to the rubric that appears on the virtual campus, taking into account the content and presentation of the work with the following considerations:
• Describes significant life experiences in detail
• Clearly identifies possible causes
• Describes what needs to be improved in relation to the described experience
• Proposes realistic learning improvement actions related to the described experience
• Complies with the presentation regulations
- The result is a numerical score between 0-10

Final grade:
According to agreement 4.4 of the Governing Council of 17/11/2010 on the evaluation regulations, the grades will be:
• Fail: <5
• Pass: 5 to 6.9
• Notable: 7 to 8.9
• Excellent: >9
• Honors: >9
According to the regulations on permanence in official undergraduate and graduate studies Master's degree from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, students who have not been able to provide sufficient assessment evidence will be assigned a \"Not Assessable\" grade.

* The following criteria will be considered for assigning a \"Not Assessable\" grade:
• Exceeding 20% of unjustified absences during the internship period.
• Failure to submit assignments within the deadlines established by the faculty.
In the event of a failure, given the characteristics of the course, it is NOT possible to recover.

Use of AI:
• Prohibited use: In this course, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies in the preparation of reflective notebooks is prohibited. Any reflective notebook that includes fragments generated with AI will be considered a breach of academic honesty and may result in a partial or total penalty in the assignment grade, or greater sanctions in serious cases.

NOTE:
Any sign of academic dishonesty, such as plagiarism or manipulation of evaluation documents, etc., or any discriminatory, violent, or disrespectful behavior toward patients, professionals, colleagues, and/or faculty, will be referred to the internship committee, which will analyze the incident and establish a consensual resolution.

At the request of the course coordinator, an evaluation committee may be established to assess special, personal, and/or extraordinary situations that cannot be addressed in this guide or in documents published on the internship website.