Leena Salminen
PhD (Health sciences), Professor, Health Pedagogy
Areas of expertise
Research in Pedagogic health care and nursing education; competence of nursing students, competence of health care educators; teacher education and training and social media in health care education.
New Nurse Educator is an European level research and development project 2020-2023: https://new-nurse-educator.utu.fi/
Research in Pedagogic health care and nursing education; competence of nursing students, competence of health care educators; teacher education and training and social media in health care education.
New Nurse Educator is an European level research and development project 2020-2023: https://new-nurse-educator.utu.fi/
Research community or research topic
New Nurse Educator is an European level research and development project 2020-2023: https://new-nurse-educator.utu.fi/
New Nurse Educator is an European level research and development project 2020-2023: https://new-nurse-educator.utu.fi/
Biography
I am professor (emerita) at the Department of nursing science and responsible of nurse and health care teacher education. My main research areas are the competence of nurse teachers and the learning outcomes of health care education. I am also interested in how different generations experience the society and how they think about teaching and learning.
Teaching
Pedagogic and didactic solutions in nursing science, research methods, teacher training, social media in education and digital learning environments in Bachelor and Masters level of Nursing science. Doctoral courses (Nurse education research) and supervising the doctoral dissertation
Publications
- The professional competence of newly graduated nurses in the transition phase as assessed by nurse managers: a descriptive cross-sectional multi-national study (2025)
- Journal of Research in Nursing
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - 3D printing as a part of Finnish practical nurse students’ technological acceptance - a qualitative study (2024)
- Finnish Journal of eHealth and eWelfare
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - An Instrument to Assess the Digital Competence of Nurse Educators (2024)
- Nurse Educator
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - An intervention to address nurse educators' occupational well-being: A process evaluation (2024)
- Nurse Education Today
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Health and social care professionals' perspective on the interprofessional competencies required in palliative care (2024)
- Journal of Interprofessional Care
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Moniammatillinen yhteistyö erityistason palliatiivisessa hoidossa ja saattohoidossa (2024)
- Hoitotiede
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Norwegian nurse educators' self-rating of competencies : a nationwide cross-sectional web-survey (2024)
- International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Nursing Education in Europe (2024) Wound Care Education in Nursing : A European Perspective Salminen Leena
(D2 Article in a professional compilation book) - Online degree programmes in nurse education—Students' perceptions and academic performance: An integrative review (2024)
- Nurse Education Today
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Oppisopimuskoulutus osana sosiaali- ja terveysalan koulutusta (2024)
- Tutkiva Hoitotyö
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Professional competence, personal occupational well-being, and mental workload of nurse educatots - A cross-sectional study in four European countries (2024)
- Nurse Education Today
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Psykologinen turvallisuus - perusta turvallisille työ- ja oppimisympäristöille (2024)
- Pro terveys
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - Research utilization competence of postgraduate nursing students: A cross-sectional study (2024)
- Nordic Journal of Nursing Research
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Utility of "The empowering nurse educators in the changing world" study programme (2024)
- Kontakt - Journal of Nursing and Social Sciences related to Health and Illness
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - An integrative review of the continuing professional development needs for nurse educators (2023)
- Nurse Education Today
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - A successful nursing education promotes newly graduated nurses’ job satisfaction one year after graduation: a cross-sectional multi-country study (2023)
- BMC Nursing
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - 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
(D2 Article in a professional compilation book) - Effectiveness of an Occupational Well-being Intervention Among Nurse Educators: A Quasi-Experimental Study (2023)
- Nurse Educator
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Empowering Future Nurse Educators (2023) Salminen Leena, Elonen Imane, Camilleri Michelle, Sollár Tomáš, Zrubcová Dana, Haycock-Stuart Elaine, Fuster-Linares Pilar
(D6 Editorial work for a professional compilation book) - Evolving Nurse Education According to Future Needs (2023) Empowering Future Nurse Educators Solgajová Andrea, Zrubcová Dana, Ľuboslava Pavelová, Sollár Tomáš, Elonen Imane, Salminen Leena
(D2 Article in a professional compilation book)