§ OCCUPATION · GLOBAL STANDARDS

nurse responsible for general care

Nurses responsible for general care are in charge of promoting and restoring patients` health by providing physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families.

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Description

Nurses responsible for general care are in charge of promoting and restoring patients` health by providing physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families. They also supervise assigned team members.

Practical Skills

ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences

empower individuals, families and groups implement fundamentals of nursing comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice contribute to continuity of health care empathise with the healthcare user initiate life preserving measures promote human rights educate on the prevention of illness use e-health and mobile health technologies interact with healthcare users apply person-centred care manage personal professional development communicate in healthcare plan nursing care inform policy makers on health-related challenges provide health education participate in health personnel training solve problems in healthcare provide nursing advice on healthcare manage information in health care apply sustainability principles in health care promote inclusion manage multiple patients simultaneously provide stroke rehabilitation services coordinate care apply nursing care in long-term care address problems critically respond to changing situations in health care implement nursing care analyse quality of nurse care work in multidisciplinary health teams follow clinical guidelines comply with legislation related to health care work in a multicultural environment in health care use electronic health records in nursing implement scientific decision making in healthcare develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship adapt leadership styles in healthcare provide comprehensive care for patients with surgical conditions ensure safety of healthcare users deal with emergency care situations apply context specific clinical competences provide treatment strategies for challenges to human health provide professional care in nursing promote a positive image of nursing accept own accountability evaluate nursing care have computer literacy diagnose nursing care advise on healthy lifestyles advise on healthcare users' informed consent delegate emergency care apply organisational techniques listen actively adhere to organisational guidelines

OPTIONALOptional competences

supervise medical residents advise patients on infectious diseases when travelling assist in kidney transplant use clinical reasoning provide nursing care in community settings provide palliative care treat medical conditions of elderly people carry out nurse-led discharge prescribe medication use foreign languages for health-related research use foreign languages in patient care perform venous cannulation

Data Source: Unified Global Standards (ISCED, ISCO, O*NET, ESCO)