Heli Virtanen
Docent, PhD, RN, University Teacher
hetuvi@utu.fi +358 29 450 3148 +358 50 306 4134 Kiinamyllynkatu 10 Turku |
Empowering patient education; teaching and learning in patient education; competence and its evaluation in patient education
Empowering Patient Education (EPE)
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.
Empowering patient education; teaching and learning in patient education, competence in empowering patient education.
Didactics in nursing science, nursing theory and supervising master and doctoral thesis
- Empowering educational actions of nurses for patients with long-term health problems: an integrative review (2025)
- Central European Journal of Nursing and Midwifery
- Perceptions, educational expectations and knowledge gaps of patients with non-metastatic breast cancer regarding radiotherapy: Integrative review (2025)
- Technical Innovations & Patient Support in Radiation Oncology
- Delivering Patient Education in Healthcare Organizations: An Integrative Review of the Nursing Administrative Actions (2024)
- Journal of Nursing Management
- Digipalvelut luovat mahdollisuuksia - ja osaamisvaatimuksia (2024)
- Pro terveys
- Digital skills of health care professionals in cancer care: A systematic review (2024)
- Digital health
- Effectiveness of mHealth intervention for trismus exercise in patients with head and neck cancer undergoing proton and heavy ion therapy: a randomized control trial (2024)
- Supportive Care in Cancer
- Hyvinvointialueuudistus toi haasteita moniammatilliseen yhteistyöhön perusopetuksen opiskeluhuollossa – Kuka näkee lapsen muutoksen keskellä? (2024)
- Dialogiblogi : Sote-akatemian monialainen blogi
- Interactive digital tools to support empowerment of people with cancer : a systematic literature review (2024)
- Supportive Care in Cancer
- Methodological approaches and competence areas of nursing students in virtual reality simulation research – A scoping review (2024)
- Nurse Education Today
- Online degree programmes in nurse education—Students' perceptions and academic performance: An integrative review (2024)
- Nurse Education Today
- Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for the Assessment of Stress in Neurological Patients: An Integrative Review (2024)
- International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances
- Professional competence, personal occupational well-being, and mental workload of nurse educatots - A cross-sectional study in four European countries (2024)
- Nurse Education Today
- Digitalisation of Nursing and Nurse Education (2023) Empowering Future Nurse Educators Elonen Imane, Pajari Juha, Kean Susanne, Haycock-Stuart Elaine, Koskinen Sanna, Virtanen Heli, Salminen Leena
- Empowering Healthcare Through User Feedback: A Multidimensional Analysis of the Knowledge (2023)
- Patient Preference and Adherence
- Future Recommendations (2023) Empowering Future Nurse Educators Salminen Leena, Cassar Maria, Camilleri Michelle, Wennberg-Capellades Laia, Martin-Delgado Leandra, Elonen Imane, Haycock-Stuart Elaine, Kean Susanne, Koskinen Sanna, Fuster-Linares Pilar, Pajari Juha, Ľuboslava Pavelová, Saaranen Terhi, Solgajová Andrea, Sollár Tomáš, Vauhkonen Anneli, Virtanen Heli, Zrubková Dana
- Healthcare Professionals’ Perceptions of Psychosocial Support for Family Members in Palliative Care Inpatient Units – A Qualitative Descriptive Study (2023)
- Nursing Open
- Instruments assessing nurse educator's competence: A scoping review (2023)
- Nursing Open
- Instruments for measuring empowering patient education competence of nurses: Systematic review (2023)
- Journal of Advanced Nursing
- Introduction in book: Empowering Future Nurse Educators (2023) Empowering Future Nurse Educators Salminen Leena, Camilleri Michelle, Wennberg-Capellades Laia, Cassar Maria, Martin-Delgado Leandra, Elonen Imane, Haycock-Stuart Elaine, Kean Susanne, Koskinen Sanna, Fuster-Linares Pilar, Pajari Juha, Saaranen Terhi, Solgajová Andrea, Sollár Tomáš, Vauhkonen Anneli, Virtanen Heli, Zrubcova Dana, Ľuboslava Pavelová
- Pitkäaikaissairautta sairastava hyötyy omahoidon ohjauksesta myös etäyhteydellä (2023)
- Sairaanhoitaja