Care and nursing

Independently makes diagnoses and treatment plans within a specialism, with authority that sits at the intersection of nursing and medicine.

Delivers acute care outside the hospital, independently makes an initial diagnosis and starts treatment on scene and during transport to hospital.

Prepares anaesthesia, continuously monitors the patient during the procedure and intervenes immediately on any acute change in vital signs.

Aligns care around a client across disciplines and organisations, oversees the care plan and flags when adjustment is needed.

Supports clients with simple daily tasks and household duties, without nursing procedures, and reports deviations to the responsible care provider.

Provides operational leadership to a care team, steers rostering, absence and quality of care, and is the point of contact for clients and family.

Provides personal care and basic nursing procedures to clients in an institution or at home, according to a care plan and within the scope of practice.

Connects patients to dialysis equipment, monitors treatment and builds a long term treatment relationship with chronically kidney ill patients.

Draws up nutritional advice based on medical and personal data, supports clients in applying it and evaluates progress.

Independently assesses eligibility for home care, coordinates care around the client at home and works with the general practitioner, informal carer and municipality.

Supports patients with chronic conditions or psychological complaints within the general practice, provides education and signals when escalation is needed.

Provides complex nursing care to frail older people, including patients with dementia, and coordinates care with family and the treatment team.

Supports clients with general daily personal care and light household tasks, without reserved procedures, under the supervision of a nursing assistant or nurse.

Cares for clients in their own home according to the care plan, notices changes in the situation and reports them back to the responsible care provider.

Monitors and treats critically ill patients in intensive care, operates complex monitoring and ventilation equipment and acts immediately on acute changes.

Cares for mother and newborn at home in the first days after birth, identifies medical deviations and supports the family through the start.

Runs the reception and phone of the general practice, performs simple medical procedures and makes an initial medical assessment of incoming requests.

Processes patient data, care codes and claims in a healthcare organisation's administrative system and safeguards completeness of the record.

Manages medical specialists' agendas, processes medical correspondence and reports and safeguards the confidentiality of patient data.

Independently guides pregnancy, birth and the postpartum period in a normal course, and refers to the obstetrician when the course deviates.

Coaches nurses in their professional and personal development on the ward, without formal line management authority over the team.

Analyses what a client can perform independently and adapts the home environment, aids and daily activities to increase independence.

Cares for patients during chemotherapy and other oncological treatments, monitors side effects and supports patients and relatives through difficult news.

Prepares the operating theatre and instruments, assists the surgeon during the procedure and safeguards sterility throughout the process.

Prepares and dispenses medication in the pharmacy, checks prescriptions for interactions and dosages and advises clients on correct use.

Examines and treats movement complaints, draws up a treatment plan and actively guides patients towards recovery or improved functioning.

Independently treats patients with chronic conditions within the general practice, following protocol and consulting the general practitioner on deviations.

Analyses incidents and quality data in care, translates findings into protocol improvements and guides teams in implementing them.

Delivers nursing and personal care to patients according to protocol, monitors their condition and records findings in the care record.

Provides complex nursing care, takes the lead in coordinating the patient's care process and underpins choices with guidelines and clinical reasoning.

Examines and treats disorders of speech, language, voice or hearing in children or adults and involves parents or relatives in the exercises.

Assesses the urgency of care requests by phone at the out of hours general practice post using a triage system and determines the caller's next step.