[A proposal for programming at a didactic unit for nursing sciences (MED 45) in nursing degree courses]

Pre-registration nursing education in Italy has been recently transferred in University. Therefore, many changes, evaluations and innovations have been implemented in Insubria University (Università degli studi dell'Insubria, Varese). Starting from the reasons for the basis choice of three ample goals to reach in three years, a curricula proposal of the entire nursing disciplines and modules of the three years degree is presented. All nursing courses of the same disciplinary sectors ("MED 45" in the national university regulation) have been channelled into a few educational educational modules or units. The educational units of the first, second and third year are afterwards presented. The choice of these educational units is supported with examples while some tables show the topics of formal lectures together with the professionalising activities (i.e., laboratory, nursing skills acquisitiion, testimonies). Considering the difficulties one meets in evaluating teaching strategies, this three years experience has been positive for a few reasons. More precisely, it has contributed in decreasing the theory-practice gap, in developing critical thinking, and in answering to students'expectations at the beginning of the pre-registration course. The introductory module has favoured the development of skilla and abilities useful for self-education and the students' future professional development. The lack of human and structural resources together with the sometimes negative influence of the clinical placements climate (reality shock) is among the main difficulties found.