“…Since 2007, as a result of European education reform, specialist nurse education in Sweden, similar to many other countries, has second-cycle higher education of 60 to 75 credits in the European Credit Transfer System, including a master's degree upon graduation as a nurse with a bachelor's degree. Specialist education develops student nurses' skills in critical and ethical thinking and to work evidence-based (Wijk et al, 2009). Millberg et al (2014) argued that the academic skills acquired during specialist nurse education were not just valuable but necessary for students to meet the professional demands placed upon them.…”