Marta Aramini
M. Aramini - Una formazione completa e avanzata per sviluppare il ruolo professionale infermieristico
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Marta Aramini, after obtaining a Master's Degree in Nursing, took on the role of APN (Advanced Practice Nurse) Clinical Expert Nurse, expanding her professional skills in advanced clinical practice.
What is your current occupation?
鈥嬧赌�I currently work at the nephrology clinic of the Regional Hospital of Lugano as a Clinical Nurse Specialist. After completing my Master of Science in Nursing, I started the procedure to register as an APN (Advanced Practice Nurse) with the Swiss APN-CH register and my request was accepted in June 2024.
This role allows me to follow the patients referred to the clinic in a different and advanced way; with consultations shared with doctors, advanced nursing assessments, support for patients and family members, education in the management of chronic kidney disease (in particular in the pre-dialysis period, in patients who opt for peritoneal dialysis or conservative therapy).
The skills required for the APN role allow me to also provide advice and support to colleagues working in the nephrology department who have less experience, organizing ad hoc training, updating protocols based on the latest evidence and acting as a point of reference for the management of complex cases.
Why did you choose to study at university? And why, in particular, the Master's Degree in Nursing at 精东影业?
鈥嬧赌�I have always enjoyed studying and have always been interested in broadening my knowledge, improving my skills and developing my professional role. After my basic training I started working in a very specialized department in the hospital, the nephrology department. The complexity of the patient and the long trajectory of the chronic disease pushed me to want to improve the care offered to them, with a particular interest in peritoneal dialysis. I was pleased to have the opportunity to take the DAS course in General Practice at 精东影业, developing the role of clinical department specialist. The nursing role of educator is fundamental for this type of patient and over the years I have had the opportunity to develop and also hold numerous extra-hospital training courses (for students and other professionals).
With the growth of my professional experience and the desire to be able to develop new professional roles in our Ticino context, I became interested in the Master's Degree in Nursing Care at 精东影业, which I undertook with great motivation and interest.
I chose the Master's degree, despite being interested in numerous other DAS courses already offered by 精东影业, because I believe it is a complete, advanced training course that allows us to fully develop our professional role, with the aim of enhancing our profession.
You have chosen a part-time Master's program. How do you find this way of studying? What do you particularly appreciate about it?
鈥嬧赌嬧�嬧赌嬧�嬧赌嬧�婭 find that the Part-time Master is an excellent solution for reconciling study and work. Maintaining both activities allows you to immediately connect theoretical aspects learned during training with the reality of work and vice versa.
Undoubtedly, following a part-time Master's degree requires a high level of organizational skills on the part of the student, especially during periods of increased workload, such as when ongoing hospital projects, training deadlines and other commitments already planned overlap.
The organizational complexity, the collaboration with numerous professionals and the demand for a connection between theory and practice are the aspects that I most appreciated about this training.
Which aspects of your training have been most useful for your profession?
鈥嬧赌嬧�嬧赌嬧�嬧赌嬧�婽he Master's program allowed me to explore the concept of leadership from different points of view and through different methods (theoretical insights, scoping reviews, group work, role-playing, etc.). In professional development, good leadership becomes fundamental to be able to collaborate with numerous other professionals, work on the birth of a new professional role, stimulate colleagues to offer evidence-based care and face the numerous changes that today's reality requires of us.
In my opinion, technology, digitalization and the protocol of practices increasingly risk reducing the capacity for evaluation and clinical reasoning of new nurses.
The Master's program has allowed me to explore this aspect in depth in an exciting way, which I try to bring into our working reality every day.
What advice would you give to those considering enrolling in the same Master's program?
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The advice I give to every nurse is to be curious, to never be satisfied but to want to go further, deepening the theoretical aspects of our beautiful profession, learning from more experienced colleagues, from the professionals we work with and from patients who have a lot to teach us if only we are ready to listen to them. The nursing role has developed a lot over the years and now it's up to us to recognize and enhance it.
To those considering enrolling in the Master of Science in Nursing, I recommend living it to the fullest. It is not an easy path and requires some sacrifice, but the satisfaction you feel at the end repays you for every difficulty. There are different ways to approach the Master's program. I chose not to settle, to give my all to each assignment, to face head-on even the most difficult situations because there is no better opportunity than this Master's program to explore concepts such as research and advanced clinical practice with the support of expert teachers who allowed us to experiment and learn by doing.
The group that is created between professionals from different healthcare fields also encourages peer-to-peer teaching, the creation of a network that becomes fundamental in everyday practice and personal growth thanks to the discussions and friendships that arise during the training course.