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 
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- The Perspectives of Healthcare Teachers on Their Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge of Three-Dimensional Technology: A Mixed Methods Study (2022)
- CIN: Computers Informatics Nursing
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Valmistumisvaiheen sairaanhoitajaopiskelijoiden lääkelaskuosaaminen – Eurooppalainen poikittaistutkimus (2022)
- Hoitotiede
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - 3D technologies to support teaching and learning in health care education – scoping review (2021)
- International Journal of Educational Research
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Clinical Learning Environment And Graduating Nursing Students’ Competence: A Multi‐Country Cross‐Sectional Study (2021)
- Nursing and Health Sciences
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Development and testing of the Educators' Professional Development scale (EduProDe) for the assessment of social and health care educators' continuing professional development (2021)
- Nurse Education Today
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Enhancing social and health care educators’ competence in digital pedagogy: A pilot study of educational intervention (2021)
- Finnish Journal of eHealth and eWelfare
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Final clinical practicum shapes the transition experience and occupational commitment of newly graduated nurses in Europe—A longitudinal study (2021)
- Journal of Advanced Nursing
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Good interaction skills are not enough – competency in mental health issues in child health clinics and school health services (2021)
- Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Health sciences educators’ and educator candidates’ digipedagogical competence: assessment after an online course (2021)
- Italian Journal of Educational Technology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Knowledge of patient observation among critical care nurses (2021)
- Nursing in Critical Care
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Lasten ja nuorten mielenterveysongelmat - terveydenhoitaja tarvitsee monenlaista osaamista (2021)
- Terveydenhoitaja
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - Nurse educators’ perceptions of factors related to the competence of graduating nursing students (2021)
- Nurse Education Today
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Post doc -tutkijoiden urakehitykseen liittyvät kompetenssialueet - Scoping-katsaus (2021)
- Hoitotiede
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Requirements for teachers in the context of postgraduate nursing education: Polish experiences (2021)
- Kontakt - Journal of Nursing and Social Sciences related to Health and Illness
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Self-conductive interventions by educators aiming to promote individual occupational well-being—A systematic review (2021)
- International Journal of Educational Research
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Slovenian nursing students’ competence in research utilization, and the support they received during clinical practice (2021)
- Central European Journal of Nursing and Midwifery
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Social, health care and rehabilitation educators' competence in professional education-Empirical testing of a model (2021)
- Health and Social Care in the Community
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The competence of nurse educators and graduating nurse students (2021)
- Nurse Education Today
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The level of competence of graduating nursing students in 10 European countries—Comparison between countries (2021)
- Nursing Open
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Valmiuksien ja vaatimusten ristiriita - terveydenhoitajien kokemuksia tutkintoonsa sisältyneistä mielenterveysopinnoista (2021)
- Tutkiva Hoitotyö
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
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