Docent, PhD, RN, University Teacher Heli Virtanen - UTU Research Portal

Heli Virtanen
Docent, PhD, RN, University Teacher

- University Lecturer,
- Docent
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

Empowering patient education; teaching and learning in patient education; competence and its evaluation in patient education

Research community or research topic

Empowering Patient Education (EPE)

Biography

I am university teacher at the Department of Nursing Science in the University of Turku. I have worked as a researcher since year 2001 in the research project Empowering patient education (EPE). My research topic is learning and competence of empowering patient education. In addition, I have previous working experience as a nurse in surgical unit 10 years.

Research

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

Teaching

Didactics in nursing science, nursing theory and supervising master and doctoral thesis

Publications

6 of 6

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)
Yliopistosairaalan kirjallisen potilasohjausmateriaalin arviointi (2005)
- Hoitotiede
Salanterä S, Virtanen H, Johansson K, Elomaa L, Salmela M, Ahonen P, Lehtikunnas T, Moisander M, Pulkkinen M, Leino-Kilpi H
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Yliopistosairaalan kirjallisen potilasohjausmateriaalin arviointi (2005)
- Hoitotiede
Salanterä S, Virtanen H, Johansson K, Elomaa L, Salmela M, Ahonen P, Lehtikunnas T, Moisander M, Pulkkinen M, Leino-Kilpi H
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Registered Nurses' perceptions of geriatric rehabilitation nursing in three Scandinavian countries (2004)
- Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences
Routasalo P., Wagner L., Virtanen H.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Surgical patient education: Assessing the interventions and exploring the outcomes from experimental and quasiexperimental studies from 1990 to 2003 (2004)
- Clinical Effectiveness in Nursing
Johansson K., Salanterä S., Heikkinen K., Kuusisto A., Virtanen H., Leino-Kilpi H.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)