Department of Nursing Science - News

The need for pedagogical expertise in health care grows as the focus is shifting to health promotion, says Professori Terhi Saaranen.

A cross-sectional survey of randomly selected 927 adolescents aged 11-17 years was conducted attending urban and rural high schools in Ethiopia.

The awards ceremony was held on 16 December at Kuopio Campus.

Rapid response system (RRS) refers to the emergency assistance offered by a specialized team in response to patients’ deterioration at acute hospitals outside of the Intensive Care Unit.

The PhD thesis of Anu Nurmeksela, MHSc, showed that the head nurses management activities are complex and contain a great area of responsibility.

The doctoral dissertation of Jenni Kerppola, MHSc, explores both professionals’ and LGBTQ parents’ views on parental empowerment in Finnish child and family services.

The West-African countries Ghana and Nigeria have become increasingly important collaboration countries for the University of Eastern Finland.

The PhD study of Mari Liukka, MHSc, aimed to describe the level of and differences in the patient safety culture in acute and long-term care and to clarify how patient safety incident reports are analysed and what kind of developments have been proposed based on reports.

The PhD study of Katja Janhunen, MHSc, addressed the quality of pediatric emergency care.