Specialist Assistant Nurse in Elderly Care.

After completing the programme, the student should have knowledge of/in The student will gain: - knowledge of complex care of older people, including in multimorbidity, - knowledge of function-preserving care and rehabilitation of older people, - knowledge of qualified care of older people with geriatric psychiatric illnesses and conditions, - knowledge of the specialist assistant nurse's role in the multiprofessional team around the care of older people, - knowledge of infection prevention and control and preventive hygiene measures in both ordinary and extraordinary situations, - knowledge of palliative care of older people at the end of life, - knowledge of digital services, welfare technology, assistive devices and safety regulations, - knowledge of documentation and quality work in the care of older people, - knowledge of pedagogical leadership, group processes, cultural competence, workplace learning and methods for supervision, reflection and organisational development, and - specialised knowledge of nursing in the care of older people. After completing the programme, the student should have the skills to The student will gain the skills to: - plan and carry out specialised nursing tasks based on a salutogenic approach in various complex care and nursing situations, and support colleagues and next of kin as part of the multiprofessional team, - prevent and reduce the spread of infection and put the applicable regulations in the area into practice, - provide function-preserving care and contribute to rehabilitation efforts, - provide person-centred nursing care in dementia and cognitive impairment and, as part of the multiprofessional team, use situation- and individually adapted methods based on national guidelines, - apply a palliative care philosophy and cultural competence, - work towards goals and help develop the organisation and its quality based on evidence-based knowledge, statutes and other governing documents, - identify the need for digital services, work for their introduction and use welfare technology in the care of older people with safety and statutes as the starting point, - supervise others in the field by applying methods for supervision, reflection and workplace learning, and - give a simple presentation in English, both spoken and written After completing the programme, the student should have the competence to The student will gain the competence to: - independently, and in collaboration within the multiprofessional team, provide qualified care to older people in accordance with statutes, national guidelines and the quality register, - plan for and provide person-centred nursing care in dementia and cognitive impairment, use situation- and individually adapted methods based on national guidelines in their work, and guide others in the same, - prevent, identify and reduce healthcare-associated infections and supervise colleagues in the area, - work in accordance with, and guide others in, a palliative care philosophy and cultural competence in end-of-life care, - apply statutes and other governing documents in documenting, evaluating and assuring the quality of the care of older people, and guide colleagues in the same, - work for further learning and professional development within the organisation, and - work for the introduction and use of digital services and welfare technology in order to promote the individual's participation and independence.