Specialist Nursing -Theatre Care

Education facts

Code: VASOP

The education to theatre care nurse is conducted as a hybrid education meaning that lectures and assignments take place both at Karlstad university, and on distance. The practice of clinical skills takes place at the applied study location. The theatre care nurse is responsible for planning the patient's care in relation to a surgery and has a leading function in the surgical team. The theatre care nurse is responsible for hygiene, sterility and instrumentation during the surgery but also for supervision and development. The work is challenging and requires knowledge of handling advanced medical high-tech equipment in parallel with nursing focused on perioperative care.

Entry requirements

General entry requirements. Nursing licence issued by the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare. A Degree of Bachelor of Science in Nursing (180 credits), including a degree project of 15 credits, or equivalent. Professional experience in nursing corresponding to 12 months of full-time work. Swedish 3 or Swedish as a second language 3, and English 6/A. Equivalence assessment may be made.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Specialist Nursing -Theatre Care

  Karlstad University

  Falun

  Start date: 18 January 2027

  End date: 16 January 2028

  Pace of study: 100 %