advanced nurse practitioner

EU Regulated Profession

About This Profession

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.

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Required Qualifications

Regulated Profession: This profession requires formal qualifications that include multiple competencies. Obtaining the listed qualification(s) automatically covers all associated skills.
EU General Care Nurse
Bachelor Level

This formal qualification includes 132 essential skills required for this regulated profession. Click "132 skills" above to view all included competencies.

hygiene in a health care setting
organise homecare for patients
respond to changing situations in health care
manage hospital-acquired infections
delegate emergency care
educate on the prevention of illness
inform policy makers on health-related challenges
provide anti-cancer medical treatment
provide professional care in nursing
contribute to continuity of health care
use e-health and mobile health technologies
health care legislation
implement policy in healthcare practices
promote a positive image of nursing
biological chemistry
make clinical decisions
perform bronchoscopy
empathise with the healthcare user
provide basic support to patients
communicate in specialised nursing care
impact of social contexts on health
manage communicable disease
patient autonomy
safe management of medicines
identify abnormalities
lead healthcare services changes
contribute to high level health strategic decisions
empower individuals, families and groups
diagnose nursing care
participate in health personnel training
general medicine
surgery
implement fundamentals of nursing
human physiology
deal with emergency care situations
adolescence medicine
geriatrics
disability care
citizen involvement in healthcare
manage trauma through surgical means
initiate life preserving measures
provide clinical advice to team members
screen patients for disease risk factors
newborn care
provide nursing advice on healthcare
provide health education
pharmacology
support nurses
promote human rights
communicate with nursing staff
plan nursing care
manage information in health care
infection control
promote health in specialised care
communicate in healthcare
coordinate care
follow clinical guidelines
perform health assessment autonomously
advise on healthy lifestyles
adapt leadership styles in healthcare
apply person-centred care
perform diagnostic testing for allergies
person centred care
provide stroke rehabilitation services
advise on healthcare users' informed consent
provide comprehensive care for patients with surgical conditions
paediatrics
sociology
nursing principles
lead research activities in nursing
resuscitation
implement scientific decision making in healthcare
prescribe medication
public health
conduct research in advanced nursing care
comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
specialist nursing care
acute care
primary care
human anatomy
comply with legislation related to health care
evaluation in specialised nursing care
pedagogy
listen actively
apply nursing care in long-term care
solve problems in healthcare
use electronic health records in nursing
clinical decision-making at advanced practice
manage personal professional development
adhere to organisational guidelines
analyse quality of nurse care
work in a multicultural environment in health care
develop plans related to the transfer of care
evidence-based nursing care
contribute to public health campaigns
address problems critically
innovation in nursing
work with nursing staff
promote inclusion
psychology
prescribe advanced nursing care
palliative care
interact with healthcare users
provide treatment strategies for challenges to human health
manage adverse reactions to drugs
diagnose advanced nursing care
ensure safety of healthcare users
mentor other health professionals
leadership in nursing
have computer literacy
monitor basic patients signs
apply organisational techniques
nursing science
coach individuals in specialised nursing care
develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship
pathology
contribute to the advancements in specialised nursing care
apply context specific clinical competences
apply sustainability principles in health care
evaluate nursing care
refer healthcare users
work in multidisciplinary health teams
scientific research methodology
carry out nurse-led discharge
dietetics
manage multiple patients simultaneously
first aid
accept own accountability
implement nursing care
psychiatry
carry out invasive cardiovascular procedures
perform vascular surgery therapeutic procedures
Professional degree/certification

This formal qualification includes 1 essential skills required for this regulated profession. Click "1 skills" above to view all included competencies.

Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Additional qualifications may be required for specific job positions.

Available Job Openings (2)

Nursing Specialist (m/f/d) Internal Medicine with a Focus on Psychosomatics

Charité Berlin

Nursing Specialist, Health and Pediatric Nurse, Pediatric Intensive Care Nurse (m/f/d)

Vivantes

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