§ OCCUPATION · GLOBAL STANDARDS

advanced nurse practitioner

Description

Advanced nurse practitioners are in charge of promoting and restoring patients` health, provide diagnosis and care in advanced settings, coordinating care within areas of chronic disease management, providing integrated care, and supervising assigned team members. Advanced nurse practitioners are general care nurses who have acquired an expert knowledge base, complex decision making skills and clinical competencies for expanded clinical practice on advanced level.

Theoretical Knowledge

ESSENTIALTheoretical knowledge required

specialist nursing care nursing principles nursing science

OPTIONALAdjacent knowledge that strengthens fit

evidence-based nursing care spine surgery leadership in nursing innovation in nursing

Practical Skills

ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences

implement fundamentals of nursing comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice conduct research in advanced nursing care empathise with the healthcare user diagnose advanced nursing care communicate with nursing staff use e-health and mobile health technologies interact with healthcare users lead healthcare services changes apply person-centred care carry out invasive cardiovascular procedures plan nursing care contribute to high level health strategic decisions 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 manage multiple patients simultaneously coordinate care apply nursing care in long-term care respond to changing situations in health care provide anti-cancer medical treatment implement nursing care analyse quality of nurse care work in multidisciplinary health teams follow clinical guidelines carry out nurse-led discharge prescribe advanced nursing care work in a multicultural environment in health care prescribe medication use electronic health records in nursing implement scientific decision making in healthcare lead research activities in nursing manage hospital-acquired infections perform health assessment autonomously provide comprehensive care for patients with surgical conditions ensure safety of healthcare users deal with emergency care situations apply context specific clinical competences provide professional care in nursing accept own accountability evaluate nursing care diagnose nursing care advise on healthy lifestyles delegate emergency care perform diagnostic testing for allergies apply organisational techniques listen actively work with nursing staff mentor other health professionals provide clinical advice to team members make clinical decisions

OPTIONALOptional competences

manage communicable disease supervise nursing staff clinical decision-making at advanced practice contribute to continuity of health care supervise medical residents advise patients on infectious diseases when travelling assist in kidney transplant contribute to the advancements in specialised nursing care teach nursing principles manage personal professional development support nurses provide nursing care in community settings treat medical conditions of elderly people perform antepartum fetal monitoring organise homecare for patients conduct preoperative investigations screen patients for disease risk factors manage trauma through surgical means use foreign languages in patient care develop plans related to the transfer of care communicate in specialised nursing care assess physical conditions of clients perform venous cannulation develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship evaluation in specialised nursing care administer immunotherapy implement policy in healthcare practices coach individuals in specialised nursing care have computer literacy manage adverse reactions to drugs advise on healthcare users' informed consent perform bronchoscopy

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