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Qualification requirements for Operating Room Nurses include:  \n:  \na. Nursing registration in Norway.  \nb. Master’s degree/postgraduate education in operating room nursing. The master degree program requirement includes The National Framework Plan, regulated by the Ministry of Education and Research in 2005.  \n2. The role of the OR-Nurse in the organisation entails:  \na. Professional nurse responsibilities in relation to the clinical profession reporting directly to the line manager.  \nb. A nursing management role appropriate to the job description and area of responsibility.  \nc. As the superior auxiliary personnel of the operating room care team in the workplace. They can delegate specific tasks to other personnel where appropriate given the nature of the task, the qualifications of the person to whom the task is delegated, and the follow-up given. Nursing assistants act under the direction and authority of the operating room nurse (Act on Health Care Personnel, Section 5) .  \n3. The professional framework includes:  \na. Providing perioperative care to acutely-and critically ill patients of all ages and in all stages of life, and ensures that patients receive professional treatment according to the NSF’s code of professional ethics and ethical guidelines, the ICN’s code of ethics for nurses, the Act on Patient Rights, the Act relating to Health Care Personnel, and the Act on the Specialist Health Service.  \nb. At all times acting according to applicable laws, regulations and  \nguidelines/procedures applying to the health service in general, and in particular to the institution/nursing services.  \nc. Complying with central legislation (the Infection Control Act, the Working Environment Act) and local guidelines for infection control measures.  \nd. Following applicable requirements for ongoing continuing professional development and competent use of medical/technical equipment (Regulation on medical equipment) .  \n4. Job description and areas of responsibility:  \nThe OR Nurse shall practice individualised, professional nursing founded on evidence-based practice, which addresses quality control and patient safety. The OR Nurse shall promote health, prevent illness and injury, ease suffering, provide treatment and perform rehabilitation and environmentally-therapeutic measures (cf. NSF’s aims, principle programme, regulations for the period 2012–2015) .  \nThe candidate will have advanced knowledge of:  \n• Human physiology and function, and the patient’s disease processes (anatomy, physiology and pathology), reactions and needs from an age- , gender- , and multicultural perspective.  \n• Infection prevention regarding patients, equipment and rooms.  \n• The utilisation and maintenance of surgical and medical technical equipment.  \n• Addressing the basic needs of the surgical patient during surgery.  \n4.1 Therapeutic Responsibilities:  \nTherapeutic Responsibility is patient oriented care that involves preventive, therapeutic, palliative and rehabilitative nursing (Yrkesetiske retningslinjer, 2016) .  \nTherapeutic Responsibility includes:  \n• Obtaining information about the patient, to ensure individualised and planned treatment.  \n• Considering patients individual care needs. This includes respect for his/her experiences, his/her integrity and self-worth, irrespective of ethnicity, religion and social status.  \n• Assessment and evaluation of the patient’s care needs, evaluating problems, risksand resources. Moreover, prioritise and initiate necessary and relevant measures in order to ensure patient-focused care.  \n• Observing the perioperative patient’s condition making sure necessary assessment, prioritisation, evaluation, and associated perioperative nursing interventions are implemented.  \n• Providing professional, perioperative care according to the profession’s traditions, ethical principles and health legislation. 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