Nursing Competence Act 2026 (Pflegekompetenzgesetz): new powers for nursing, Section 15a of Book V of the German Social Code (SGB V), catalogues and deadlines explained clearly – self-study course for registered nurses (Pflegefachkräfte).
Online self-study course for registered nurses (Pflegefachkräfte) and for nursing service and facility managers in long-term care, home care and hospitals – 8 modules, approx. 7 hours, at your own pace, with a confirmation of participation after working through all modules. Sources in APA 7, legal status September 2026.
The modules:
- The Nursing Competence Act at a glance: name, aims, timetable
- Responsibility for the nursing process and reserved tasks (Section 4 of the Nursing Professions Act, PflBG)
- Independent practice of medicine (Heilkunde): Section 15a SGB V and Section 4a PflBG
- Diabetes, wounds, dementia: service areas and competence modules
- Catalogues, contracts, deadlines: Section 73d and Section 112a SGB V
- Aids and nursing care aids: recommendation and prescription
- Putting bureaucracy reduction and organisational development into practice
- Limits, responsibility and reflection on the new powers
📘 Background reading (in German): Pflegekompetenzgesetz 2026: Das müssen Pflegekräfte wissen [Nursing Competence Act 2026: what nurses need to know]
Self-study without supervision, assignments or evaluation of learning progress by instructors; the voluntary self-reflection is for your own orientation only. Your confirmation of participation becomes available once you have marked all modules as done yourself.