Occupational health content in Spanish undergraduate nursing degrees: a nationwide cross-sectional study

Background Occupational health (OH) nursing plays an important role in promoting workplace health and preventing occupational risks. However, the extent to which OH is represented in undergraduate nursing education in Spain remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to analyze the inclusion of O...

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Autores: Romero Collado, Ángel, Zabaleta del Olmo, Edurne, Homs Romero, Erica, Rascón Hernán, Carolina
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2026
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10256/28572
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Currículums (Ensenyament)
Education -- Curricula
Infermeria -- Investigació
Nursing -- Research
Salut en el treball
Industrial hygiene
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spelling Occupational health content in Spanish undergraduate nursing degrees: a nationwide cross-sectional studyRomero Collado, ÁngelZabaleta del Olmo, EdurneHoms Romero, EricaRascón Hernán, CarolinaCurrículums (Ensenyament)Education -- CurriculaInfermeria -- InvestigacióNursing -- ResearchSalut en el treballIndustrial hygieneBackground Occupational health (OH) nursing plays an important role in promoting workplace health and preventing occupational risks. However, the extent to which OH is represented in undergraduate nursing education in Spain remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to analyze the inclusion of OH-related content in undergraduate nursing degrees in Spanish universities. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted through a review of curricula from all accredited Spanish higher education centres offering undergraduate nursing programmes was conducted between February and May 2024. Official websites were searched for syllabi and course descriptions. An ad hoc form was used to extract data on subject type, content format, and thematic focus. Dual independent review and consensus-based validation ensured coding reliability. Results Only one centre offered OH as a standalone compulsory subject. Half of the centres included no OH-related content. Twenty-nine centres (25.4%) integrated OH into compulsory public or community health courses, while 28 (24.6%) offered OH as an elective-ranking fourth after emergency care, language learning, and mental health. Elective OH courses addressed regulatory frameworks, surveillance, ergonomics, risk management, occupational diseases, and psychosocial factors. Conclusions Occupational health content is markedly underrepresented in Spanish undergraduate nursing education. This documentary analysis describes a limited and uneven curricular presence of OH, which may reduce opportunities for undergraduate students to engage with occupational health–related topics. The findings highlight curricular gaps that warrant reflection within nursing education and suggest that a more explicit and balanced inclusion of OH content could be considered as part of broader efforts to align undergraduate nursing curricula with contemporary workplace health and prevention priorities4BioMed Central2026info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpeer-reviewedapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10256/28572BMC Nursing, 2026, vol. 25, núm. 1, p. 272Articles publicats (D-I)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)Inglésinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1186/s12912-026-04411-7info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/1472-6955Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:10256/285722026-05-29T05:05:01Z
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title Occupational health content in Spanish undergraduate nursing degrees: a nationwide cross-sectional study
spellingShingle Occupational health content in Spanish undergraduate nursing degrees: a nationwide cross-sectional study
Romero Collado, Ángel
Currículums (Ensenyament)
Education -- Curricula
Infermeria -- Investigació
Nursing -- Research
Salut en el treball
Industrial hygiene
title_short Occupational health content in Spanish undergraduate nursing degrees: a nationwide cross-sectional study
title_full Occupational health content in Spanish undergraduate nursing degrees: a nationwide cross-sectional study
title_fullStr Occupational health content in Spanish undergraduate nursing degrees: a nationwide cross-sectional study
title_full_unstemmed Occupational health content in Spanish undergraduate nursing degrees: a nationwide cross-sectional study
title_sort Occupational health content in Spanish undergraduate nursing degrees: a nationwide cross-sectional study
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Romero Collado, Ángel
Zabaleta del Olmo, Edurne
Homs Romero, Erica
Rascón Hernán, Carolina
author Romero Collado, Ángel
author_facet Romero Collado, Ángel
Zabaleta del Olmo, Edurne
Homs Romero, Erica
Rascón Hernán, Carolina
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Homs Romero, Erica
Rascón Hernán, Carolina
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Currículums (Ensenyament)
Education -- Curricula
Infermeria -- Investigació
Nursing -- Research
Salut en el treball
Industrial hygiene
topic Currículums (Ensenyament)
Education -- Curricula
Infermeria -- Investigació
Nursing -- Research
Salut en el treball
Industrial hygiene
description Background Occupational health (OH) nursing plays an important role in promoting workplace health and preventing occupational risks. However, the extent to which OH is represented in undergraduate nursing education in Spain remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to analyze the inclusion of OH-related content in undergraduate nursing degrees in Spanish universities. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted through a review of curricula from all accredited Spanish higher education centres offering undergraduate nursing programmes was conducted between February and May 2024. Official websites were searched for syllabi and course descriptions. An ad hoc form was used to extract data on subject type, content format, and thematic focus. Dual independent review and consensus-based validation ensured coding reliability. Results Only one centre offered OH as a standalone compulsory subject. Half of the centres included no OH-related content. Twenty-nine centres (25.4%) integrated OH into compulsory public or community health courses, while 28 (24.6%) offered OH as an elective-ranking fourth after emergency care, language learning, and mental health. Elective OH courses addressed regulatory frameworks, surveillance, ergonomics, risk management, occupational diseases, and psychosocial factors. Conclusions Occupational health content is markedly underrepresented in Spanish undergraduate nursing education. This documentary analysis describes a limited and uneven curricular presence of OH, which may reduce opportunities for undergraduate students to engage with occupational health–related topics. The findings highlight curricular gaps that warrant reflection within nursing education and suggest that a more explicit and balanced inclusion of OH content could be considered as part of broader efforts to align undergraduate nursing curricula with contemporary workplace health and prevention priorities
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