Competences and capabilities

Students acquire general, intellectual, and transferable competences and skills.

GENERAL COMPETENCES:

The graduate will acquire the following knowledge and skills:
 

• The Master of Advanced Nursing Care is trained in contemporary debates about the theory and development of nursing practice, problem-solving by applying research methods and the complexities of evidence-based nursing practice, ethical principles in nursing research and practice.
• The Master of Advanced Nursing Care is trained to take a holistic approach to the patient at the primary level, which includes not only making a diagnosis but also taking responsibility for the treatment of acute and chronic medical conditions.
• The Master of Advanced Nursing is trained in the organization, management, and quality assurance in nursing care.

SPECIFIC COMPETENCES: Advanced Nursing and Profession Development

• Application of research methods to solve clinical and other challenges in healthcare
• Application of evidence-based work to solving clinical and other challenges in healthcare
• Understanding the professionalization of nursing care and the conditions for achieving it in an interdisciplinary healthcare team 
• Knowing the development and content of relevant nursing care theories, models and concepts that guide clinical and development work
• Ability to critically evaluate the impact of advanced nursing practice on clinical healthcare outcomes
• Ability to train students and newly employed staff in nursing practice and to take on the role of a mentor
• Ability to apply modern approaches in specific clinical areas (elective subjects) and understand preventive and curative aspects and the role of nursing care
• Ability to look critically at the ethical problems and dilemmas practitioners face in their work and to encourage them to evaluate their activities and responsibilities through in-depth reflection.
• Ability to critically debate competing theoretical/philosophical perspectives.

SPECIFIC COMPETENCES: Advanced Nursing Care of Adults in Primary Health Care

• Application of research methods to solve clinical and other challenges in healthcare
• Application of evidence-based work to solving clinical and other challenges in healthcare
• Ability to carry out an advanced integrated health status assessment
• Ability to collaborate in a comprehensive and team-based approach to the treatment of patients with chronic conditions
• Ability to actively participate in establishing a partnership between the patient, relatives, and care providers
• Ability to plan diagnostic tests, diagnose medical conditions, and monitor and evaluate the activities carried out
• The treatment they provide is evidence-based, they monitor their work and engage in research in their clinical area of practice
• They have the authority to refer and admit a patient
• They work independently in an interdisciplinary team which facilitates consultation and collaborative work between advanced nursing masters and clinical medical specialists in their field  
• Ability to approach specific acute cases in family medicine outpatient clinics independently, critically, and professionally
• The student learns about primary health care: preventive care, curative care.

SPECIFIC COMPETENCES: Advanced Nursing Care in Mental health Care and Psychiatry

• Application of research methods to solve clinical and other challenges in healthcare
• Application of evidence-based work to solving clinical and other challenges in healthcare
• Ability to provide healthcare to a person with a mental disorder in their own environment as well as in a clinical setting
• Ability to show empathy, non-possessive attitude, and authenticity towards a person with a mental disorder
• Ability to participate in a team assessment of the mental and physical state of a person with a mental disorder and to participate in, or be able to prepare, a health care plan for inpatient and community treatment
• Ability to make independent decisions about diagnostic and therapeutic interventions and to be involved in diagnostic and therapeutic interventions for a person with a mental disorder by following protocols.
• Ability to respond to people with mental disorders in emergencies
• Ability to apply evidence-based knowledge directly in their work