Clinical Practice: Patients with Acute, Critical or Chronic Diseases part 2: Specialist Health Care Services

Knowledge

• have broad knowledge of people-centred nursing
• have broad knowledge of quality and patient safety when levels of care change
• have knowledge of the most common diseases, symptoms, clinical pathways, assessments and treatments and be able to update their knowledge when dealing with patients with complex clinical pictures
• have knowledge of preoperative, perioperative and postoperative nursing (applies to the surgical ward)
• have knowledge of the most common drugs used at the place of supervised professional training
• have knowledge of one’s own professional health role and the professional health roles of others in the health and welfare system

Skills

• can apply professional knowledge of illness, health and complex and complicated patient conditions and clinical pictures in order to systematically observe, assess, decide on, implement, document and evaluate appropriate nursing measures
• can communicate in a professional manner towards patients, relatives, colleagues and other partners
• can administer medications in a professionally responsible manner
• can carry out the most common procedures in the department
• can master relevant medical/technical equipment
• have knowledge of technology and digital solutions in the health service
• can reflect on and deal with ethical issues, as well as adjusting one’s own practice when performing duties
• can gather knowledge of complex and complicated clinical pictures in relevant patient situations
• can make independent assessments and interventions in relation to complicated and complex patient situations

General competence

• can demonstrate responsibility, commitment and independence and adhere to professional ethical guidelines in respect of patients, relatives and employees
• can demonstrate progression regarding the independent administration of nursing care to a group of patients, participate in doctor’s visits and make reports
• can plan and carry out communication and interaction with patients and relatives based on respect, co-determination and integrity. Can initiate and contribute to interdisciplinary, interprofessional and interdepartmental collaboration
• can reflect on one’s own professional development, receive guidance and adjust one’s own practice
• can plan and implement targeted measures that ensure the safe transfer of patients between different units and levels in the health service