Specialist Assistant Nurse in Laboratory Medicine.

Knowledge in: 1. Sampling techniques and their significance 2. Quality assurance 3. Ethics linked to the professional role 4. Deviation management, quality monitoring and control 5. Clinical immunology and transfusion medicine 6. Clinical chemistry 7. Clinical microbiology Knowledge of and overview of areas bordering on one's own field of work or study, such as: 1. IT linked to the professional role 2. Pathology After completing the programme, students should also have knowledge of work processes and quality criteria by being able to: 1. Describe the pre-analytical process and understand the importance of sampling and test results in the chain of care 2. Show knowledge of relevant analytical methods in the field and relevant statutes After completing the programme, the student should have the skills to: 1. Perform the analyses included in the programme that occur in a primary care laboratory 2. Independently perform venous and capillary sampling with the correct sampling technique 3. Supervise and introduce new colleagues 4. Treat patients in a professional manner 5. Collaborate with other professional groups Skills in solving complex problems in: 1. Practical laboratory technique, for example pipetting, making dilutions etc. 2. Quality monitoring of processes and carrying out quality control Skills in communicating commitments and solutions: 1. Using various sources, interpreting analysis and examination results, and reporting the results orally and in writing to the parties concerned in both Swedish and English After completing the programme, the student should have the competences to Competences to independently process content that leads to further learning and professional development 1. Work independently with evidence-based methods and approaches 2. Work from an analytical approach 3. Assess and evaluate information and methods within the professional role and see the importance of the role for health care 4. Work independently with the whole process regarding pre-analysis, patient safety and the laboratory's role in the chain of care Competences to monitor work or study activities and complete assigned projects. 1. Take responsibility for and promote the laboratory's role in health care 2. Work in teams and see one's own importance in the context 3. Take responsibility for one's role in the chain of care