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Training for nurses responsible for general care shall provide an assurance that the person in question has acquired the following knowledge and skills: adequate knowledge of the sciences on which general nursing is based, including sufficient understanding of the structure, physiological functions and behaviour of healthy and sick persons, and of the relationship between the state of health and the physical and social environment of the human being; sufficient knowledge of the nature and ethics of the profession and of the general principles of health and nursing; adequate clinical experience; such experience, which should be selected for its training value, should be gained under the supervision of qualified nursing staff and in places where the number of qualified staff and equipment are appropriate for the nursing care of the patient; the ability to participate in the practical training of health personnel and experience of working with such personnel; experience of working with members of other professions in the health sector.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-29 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.