Nursing Management and Service Development

Knowledge:

• Has knowledge of leading and organizing nursing care for groups of patients and managing healthcare personnel.
• Has knowledge of quality and patient safety within the levels of the healthcare system.
• Is familiar with knowledge of risk factors within healthcare services, and principles and measures aimed at reducing patient harm.
• Has knowledge of overarching goals in health and social policy, as well as relevant laws and regulations.
• Has knowledge of person-centered leadership.
• Is familiar with tools and methods for driving innovation, change, and continuous quality improvement.
• Has knowledge of factors significant to nurses’ health and work environment.
• Has knowledge of the structure of the health and welfare services.

Skills:

• Can reflect on existing routines and methods and can initiate dialogue about the implementation of new knowledge and new working methods.
• Can identify and assess risk factors related to individuals, systems, and environments, as well as document and systematically follow up on these, including the implementation of appropriate measures.
• Can plan and carry out service development in collaboration with patients and their next of kin.

General Competence:

• Can lead and prioritize tasks in the nursing service.
• Demonstrate the ability to identify the need for quality improvement, and to plan and carry out quality development initiatives in collaboration with patients and their next of kin.
• Can plan and implement measures that ensure the safe transfer of patients between different units and levels in the healthcare system.
• Has insight into quality indicators