Professor, PhD, RN Heli Virtanen - UTU Research Portal

Heli Virtanen
Professor, PhD, RN

- Professor,
Department of Nursing Science (Faculty of Medicine)

hetuvi@utu.fi

+358 29 450 3148

+358 50 306 4134

Kiinamyllynkatu 10

Turku

ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1801-549X

Areas of expertise

Health Pedagogy, Empowering patient education; teaching and learning in patient education; competence and its evaluation in patient education

Research community or research topic

Health Pedagogy, Empowering Patient Education (EPE)

Biography

PhD, RN Heli Virtanen is Professor in Nursing Science and has a speciality Health Pedagogy since 2025. Heli Virtanen has a part-time position of researcher in the Turku University Hospital, Wellbeing Services County of Southwest Finland since 2024. HV has worked at the Department of Nursing Science since 2001 in different positions.

Research

Health Pedagogy, Empowering patient education; teaching and learning in patient education, competence in empowering patient education.

Teaching

Health Pedagogy, supervising master and doctoral thesis

Publications

6 of 7

Aikuispotilaan ohjaaminen ennen EEG-tutkimusta ja sen aikana (2010)
- Hoitotiede
Kallava A, Virtanen H, Leino-Kilpi H
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Arviointi hoitotyön opettajan osaamisalueena: katsaus kirjallisuuteen (2010) Näkökulmia oppimisen arviointiin Virtanen H, Karjalainen T, Mella P, Salonen T, Salminen L
(B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book)
Ikääntyvän päiväkirurgisen potilaan läheisen tiedolliset odotukset (2010)
- Sairaanhoitaja
Kesänen J Virtanen H, Montin L, Johansson K
(D1 Article in a professional journal)
Näkökulmia oppimisen arviointiin (2010) Salminen L, Koskinen S, Virtanen H (toim. )
(C2 Editorial work for a scientific compilation book)
Asiakkaan voimavaraistumista tukeva terveysneuvonta työterveyshoitajan työssä (2009)
- Hoitotiede
Kivistö K, Johansson K, Virtanen H, Rankinen S, Leino-Kilpi H
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
A survey of patients' personal expenditure related to ambulatory surgery (2009) Virtanen H., Salanterä K., Johansson S., Heikkinen K., Hiltunen A., Kaljonen A., Rankinen S., Leino-Kilpi H.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Evaluation of written patient educational materials in the field of diagnostic imaging (2009)
- Radiography
Ryhanen AM, Johansson K, Virtanen H, Salo S, Salantera S, Leino-Kilpi H
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Preference for information and behavioral control among adult ambulatory surgical patients (2009)
- Applied Nursing Research
Leino-Kilpi H, Heikkinen K, Hiltunen A, Johansson K, Kaljonen A, Virtanen H, Salantera S
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Diagnostisen radiografian kirjallisten potilasohjeiden arviointi (2008)
- Hoitotiede
Laiho R, Ryhänen AM, Eloranta P, Johansson K, Kaijonen A, Salanterä S, Virtanen H, Leino-Kilpi H
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Health-related quality of life of day-case surgery patients: a pre/posttest survey using the EuroQoL-5D (2008)
- Quality of Life Research
Suhonen R, Virtanen H, Heikkinen K, Johansson K, Kaljonen A, Leppanen T, Salantera S, Leino-Kilpi H
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Knowledge expectations of patients on dialysis treatment. (2008)
- Nephrology Nursing Journal
Rantanen M., Kallio T., Johansson K., Salanterä S., Virtanen H., Leino-Kilpi H.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Knowledge expectations of patients on dialysis treatment. (2008)
- Nephrology Nursing Journal
Rantanen M., Kallio T., Johansson K., Salanterä S., Virtanen H., Leino-Kilpi H.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Ambulatory orthopaedic surgery patients' knowledge expectations and perceptions of received knowledge (2007)
- Journal of Advanced Nursing
Heikkinen K, Leino-Kilpi H, Hiltunen A, Johansson K, Kaljonen A, Rankinen S, Virtanen H, Salantera S
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Empowering discourse in patient education (2007)
- Patient Education and Counseling
Virtanen H, Leino-Kilpi H, Salantera S
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Expectations and received knowledge by surgical patients (2007)
- International Journal for Quality in Health Care
Rankinen S, Salantera S, Heikkinen K, Johansson K, Kaljonen A, Virtanen H, Leino-Kilpi H
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Kirurgisen potilaan oppimistarpeet : katsaus oppimistarpeita arvioiviin mittareihin (2007)
- Hoitotiede
Virtanen H, Johansson K, Heikkinen K, Leino-Kilpi H, Rankinen S, Salanterä S
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Kirurgisen potilaan oppimistarpeet : katsaus oppimistarpeita arvioiviin mittareihin (2007)
- Hoitotiede
Virtanen H, Johansson K, Heikkinen K, Leino-Kilpi H, Rankinen S, Salanterä S
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Potilasohjaus tutkimuskohteena suomalaisissa hoitotieteellisissä opinnäytetöissä vuosina 1990-2003 (2006)
- Hoitotiede
Heikkinen K, Johansson K, Leino-Kilpi H, Rankinen S, Virtanen H, Salanterä S
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Patient education and health-related quality of life - Surgical hospital patients as a case in point (2005)
- Journal of Nursing Care Quality
Leino-Kilpi H, Johansson K, Heikkinen K, Kaljonen A, Virtanen H, Salantera S
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Preoperative education for orthopaedic patients: systematic review (2005)
- Journal of Advanced Nursing
Johansson K, Nuutila L, Virtanen H, Katajisto J, Salantera S
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)