The Student is able to
- analyse the basis of decision-making in daily care
- use methods of clinical examination and care need assessment of the patient to identify pathological changes in vital functions as early as possible
- propose solutions to help acutely ill mental health or substance abuse clients as a member of a multidisciplinary team
- plan, implement and evaluate nursing care when clients’ vital functions are threatened
- plan, implement and evaluate nursing care of surgery patients
- build a care relationship with clients who need psychological support and/or suffer from a mental health disorder and their significant others
- build a care relationship with substance abuse clients and significant others
- justify the pharmacotherapy used by the main client groups and evaluate their effectiveness
- administer intravenous medication andinfusions safely

LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS FOR ACQUIRING PRACTICAL COMPETENCE
Anaesthesia and surgical wards, surgical inpatient wards, surgical outpatient clinics, day surgery units
Gynaecological inpatient wards and outpatient clinics
Emergency clinics and emergency care units
Units providing services for sick children and adolescents
Mental health and substance abuse care units
Hospital at home
Simulation and workshops
LbD project focusing on the module's core competence