Riitta Suhonen
Professor, PhD, RN, FEANS, MAE, Director of the Doctoral Programme in Nursing Science, and Director of Nursing, Turku University Hospital, The Wellbeing Services County of Southwest Finland
Gerontological nursing; Older people nursing care; Individualized nursing care; Management; Ethics; Self-management of older people; Care environment
PhD, RN Riitta Suhonen is Professor in Nursing Science and has a speciality Gerontological Nursing Science since 2011. RS is the Director of the Doctoral Programme in Nursing Science (DPNurs). She is the fellow (FEANS) of the European Academy of Nursing Science (board and scientific committee member) and Member of the Academia Europaea. RS has a part-time position of Nursing Director in the Turku University Hospital, Wellbeing Services County of Southwest Finland since 2016. RS has worked in the Department of Nursing Science since 2008 and formerly as a quality and development manager in health care district understanding of the healthcare systems, nurse leader and registered nurse. She has served as the former associate editor of the Nursing Open (Wiley) and Nursing Ethics (Sage).
Prof Suhonen is the scientific leader of the research programme called "Older Individuals' Health, Nursing and Services" and the co-lead of the “Ethical healthcare and Nursing” research programme. She has been a principal investigator and coordinator of the Individualized Care Project since 2002, which evaluates the realisation of individuality in patients’ care from the point of view of patients and nurses in different clinical fields including national and international parts. Currently, the focus is on older people's cnursing care and services with the main aim to develop quality of services and care processes for older people and their caregivers. In addition, the research is focused on producing knowledge about individuality of care services to support self-management of older people.
The Individualised Care Project resulted in the Individualised Care Scale instrument, which has been translated and adapted for use in more than 30 countries. Other research topics are nursing and healthcare ethics, nursing education and nursing management. She has expertise in older people nursing care, individualized care, management, ethics, self-management of older people, and support of independence of older people. RS is experienced in leading and participating in international cross-cultural studies Individualised Care project, CBI-project, RightTimePlaceCare 2009-2013, ERASMUS+ Nurse-Lead 2016-2010 and currently is a co-researcher in many projects. She acted as the member of the Management Group, the CORE group and the WG leader (WG3 The ethical dimension of rationing of nursing care), in the COST Action RANCARE CA15208, Rationing - Missed Nursing care: An international and multidimensional problem 2016-2020.
Professor Suhonen is responsible for the courses about gerontological nursing science and nursing ethics in UTU. She is also responsible for the international course called CIDI Clinical Instruments for Evaluating Health - Development, Evaluation and Implementation 25 ects. She teaches topics such as older people nursing care, research methodology, instrument development, academic writing, quantitative research methods in nursing science and research ethics. She has several PhD candidates and master students in supervision.
- The effectiveness of the Ethics Quarter intervention on the ethical activity profile of nurse managers: A randomized controlled trial (2022)
- Journal of Nursing Management
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The usability, feasibility and fidelity of the Ethics Quarter e-learning intervention for nurse managers (2022)
- BMC Medical Education
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The use and quality of reporting of Rasch analysis in nursing research: A methodological scoping review (2022)
- International Journal of Nursing Studies
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Vahvistaako sote-uudistus palveluiden eettistä turvallisuutta? (2022)
- Turun Sanomat
(E1 Popularised article) - Whistle-blowers - morally courageous actors in health care? (2022)
- Nursing Ethics
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Yksilöllisyys asiakkaana, potilaana, perheenä (2022) Professori Helena-Leino-Kilven juhlakirja Suhonen Riitta, Paananen Jenny, Niela-Vilen Hannakaisa, Laiti Minna, Axelin Anna
(B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - An Ethical Perspective of Nursing Care Rationing and Missed Care (2021) Impacts of Rationing and Missed Nursing Care: Challenges and Solutions – RANCARE Action Suhonen Riitta, Scott Anne P, Igoumenidis Michael
(B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - A Rasch analysis of the self-administered Foot Health Assessment Instrument (S-FHAI) (2021)
- BMC Nursing
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Conclusions and the Way Forward (2021) Impacts of Rationing and Missed Nursing Care: Challenges and Solutions – RANCARE Action Papastavrou Evridiki, Suhonen Riitta
(B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Continuing education interventions about person-centered care targeted for nurses in older people long-term care: a systematic review (2021)
- BMC Nursing
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Ennakkomerkit ilmassa - nyt mennään nurin (2021)
- Pro terveys
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - Ethical problems in nursing management: Frequency and difficulty of the problems (2021)
- Health Care Management Review
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Evaluating physical environments for older people-Validation of the Swedish version of the Sheffield Care Environment Assessment Matrix for use in Finnish long-term care (2021)
- International Journal of Older People Nursing
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Hoidon laiminlyönnit ikääntyneiden ympärivuorokautisessa palvelussa – itsemääräämisoikeus ja ihmisarvoinen hoito (2021) Kangasniemi Mari, Leino-Kilpi Helena, Moilanen Tanja, Papinaho Oili, Siipi Helena, Suominen Sakari, Suhonen Riitta
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Ikääntyneen ihmisen yksilöllisyyden huomioiminen hoitotyössä – osa toteutumatta jäänyttä hoitotyötä? (2021)
- Tutkiva Hoitotyö
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Ikäneuvolan merkitys ikääntyneiden itsenäiselle toimimiselle: 70-vuotiaiden palvelunkäyttäjien kokemuksia (2021)
- Hoitotiede
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Impacts of Rationing and Missed Nursing Care: Challenges and Solutions – RANCARE Action (2021) Papastavrou Evridiki, Suhonen Riitta
(D6 Editorial work for a professional compilation book) - Introduction (2021) Impacts of Rationing and Missed Nursing Care: Challenges and Solutions – RANCARE Action. Papastavrou Evridiki, Suhonen Riitta
(B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Itsearvioitu fyysinen toimintakyky neljä viikkoa polven tekonivelleikkauksen jälkeen - kyselytutkimus (2021)
- Hoitotiede
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Kielletyn kosketuksen aika - johtaja kantaa vastuun myös koronapandemiassa (2021)
- Pro terveys
(D1 Article in a professional journal)