MA/MS in Advanced Practice Nursing

This master's programme develops advanced practice nurses whose clinical decisions and research are grounded in the latest evidence, building competencies in innovative expert nursing practice, patient and colleague advising, and clinical leadership across intersectoral teams. Learning covers health-policy formation and the EU directives and Lithuanian legislation governing nursing, modern pharmacology, and the clinical and laboratory diagnostics used for acute and complicated disease, alongside chronic non-infectious disease management and the principles of anaesthesiology, intensive therapy, and emergency care. Students develop skills to evaluate a patient's health and the symptoms of chronic disease in primary care, observe patients through the perioperative and intensive-care periods, and diagnose critical conditions during emergencies. The programme also builds research competencies for designing and leading scientific studies and developing new advanced-nursing methods and technologies, preparing graduates to independently prescribe medication, apply anaesthesia and intensive-care procedures within their competence, and lead clinical teams.