Professional Roles and Competencies

In this area, the group promotes the definition of new professional roles and competencies for nurses that allow for a more effective response to social and health inequalities, applying a holistic approach that considers the social, economic, cultural, and environmental factors influencing people's health. It begins with an analysis of current professional roles and competencies, focusing on those that nurses should adopt to transform the health of the populations they serve. The work in this area aims to question, define, and assess the impact of implementing new professional roles, and to promote the incorporation of competencies that have been shown to improve population health.

Its lines of research include:

• Advanced Nursing Practice
• Nursing Professional Roles