On Tuesday, 4 March 2014, two-hour workshops on first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) were offered on the UIC's Sant Cugat campus to secondary school teachers. About 40 participants attended the new workshops, which were very well received.

Each workshop was led by four final-year nursing students guided by a lecturer who evaluated the session. The initiative forms part of the practicum in the role of nurses as teachers. "Teaching is an essential skill in the profession, which aims to encourage health prevention and promotion, but is not always put into practice appropriately", said Dr. Cristina Monforte, the Director of the UIC Department of Nursing.

The CPR workshop consisted of theoretical and practical components. In the theoretical component, participants learned important facts about the incidence of cardiac arrest in society and what to do in the event of a cardiac arrest. In the practical component, participants practiced the techniques they had learned using CPR manikins.

The first-aid workshop also consisted of theory and practice. Teachers were given four scenarios that they could be faced with in the classroom: panic attacks, convulsions, bleeding and fainting.

The students who organized the highly participatory session drafted and gave out information leaflets with advice and recommendations on what to do in each case.

Dr. Cristina Monforte said, "Through these workshops, we are able to give our knowledge back to society. They are also a great way of keeping teaching innovative. The workshops are another way of learning in real-life environments and demonstrating professionalism in nursing”.