The main functions of the Nursing graduate are disease prevention, care of the sick and disabled of all ages, and health education. Specifically, the graduate in Nursing will be able to:

• manage with autonomy and responsibility preventive and nursing interventions aimed at the persons cared for, the family, and the community;
• manage the nursing care of patients (pediatric, adult, and elderly) with acute and chronic respiratory problems, cardiovascular problems, metabolic and rheumatologic problems, acute and chronic renal problems, acute and chronic gastrointestinal problems, hepatic problems, neurological problems, oncological problems, infectious problems, orthopedic and trauma problems, obstetric-gynecological problems, hematological disorders, behavioral and cognitive impairments, and psychological distress/distress situations;
• ascertain and manage nursing care in patients with chronic problems and disabilities;
• manage preoperative nursing care;
• ensure the safe administration of therapy and monitor its effectiveness;
• perform nursing techniques defined by the standards of the Degree Course;
• activate decision-making processes based on the patient’s condition, altered values of parameters, reports, and laboratory tests;
• manage diagnostic pathways by ensuring appropriate patient preparation and post-procedure surveillance;
• integrate nursing care into the multidisciplinary care plan;
• ascertain with structured and systematic techniques and modalities the problems of the care recipient through the identification of alterations in functional patterns (activity and exercise, perception and maintenance of health, nutrition and metabolism, elimination pattern, rest and sleep, cognition and perception, self-concept, role and relationships, coping and stress management, sexuality and reproduction, values and beliefs);
• activate and support the person’s residual capacities to promote adaptation to the limitations and alterations produced by the disease and modification of lifestyles;
• identify the person’s nursing care needs and reactions related to the disease, ongoing treatments, institutionalization, changes in activities of daily living, and perceived quality of life;
• prioritize interventions based on nursing needs, organizational requirements, and optimal use of available resources;
• design and implement, in collaboration with other professionals, informative and educational interventions to control risk factors aimed at individuals and groups;
• evaluate the results of care delivered and readjust nursing planning based on evolving patient problems;
• manage and organize the nursing care of a group of patients (including at night);
• distinguish care needs from nursing needs by differentiating the contribution of support workers from nurses;
• allocate and supervise nursing activities to support staff;
• manage the paper and computer information systems supporting nursing care;
• document nursing care delivered by legal and ethical principles;
• ensure patients and significant persons have relevant and up-to-date information about their health status within its competence;
• prepare the conditions for the discharge of the person being cared for in cooperation with the members of the team;
• ensure continuity of care between different shifts between different services/facilities;
• use professional integration tools (meetings, team meetings, case discussions);
• work in an integrated manner in the team while respecting the spaces of competence;
• ensure an effective physical and psychosocial environment for patient safety;
• use physical, chemical, and biological hazard protection practices in the workplace;
• adopt precautions for manual handling of loads;
• adopt infectious risk prevention strategies (standard precautions) in hospital and community facilities;
• supervise and monitor the clinical and psychosocial situation of patients, identifying early signs of patient aggravation;
• activate the necessary interventions to manage acute and critical situations;
• identify triggers for relapse in chronic patients;
• activate and manage a helping and therapeutic relationship with the user, their family, and significant others;
• manage care processes with respect for cultural, ethnic, generational, and gender differences;
• support, in collaboration with the team, the caregiver, and the family in the terminal phase and bereavement;
• activate informal care networks to support the user and family in long-term care projects;
• contribute to the training of support staff;
• participate in continuing education activities related to their professional profile and research