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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- Nurse managers’ assessments about nursing education and work life’s competence demands: A European multi-country cross-sectional survey (2023)
- Nordic Journal of Nursing Research
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Onnistunut terveysalan opiskelijoiden harjoittelu lisää osaltaan työvoiman saatavuutta hyvinvointialueilla (2023)
- Turun Sanomat
(E1 Popularised article) - Self-reported competence level of occupational health care professionals in work ability risk management and analysis (2023)
- Work: a journal of prevention assessment and rehabilitation
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Sosiaali- ja terveysalan opettajien työhyvinvointi ja sitä edistävät tekijät - poikkileikkaustutkimus Suomessa 2020 (2023)
- Hoitotiede
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Subjective and objective assessment in skills evaluation: a cross-sectional study among critical care nurses (2023)
- Nordic Journal of Nursing Research
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Terveysalan koulutus ja ammatillinen kompetenssi - Empiirisiä havaintoja ProCompNurse-hankkeesta (2023) Koskinen Sanna, Kukkoaho Mona, Salminen Leena, Leino-Kilpi Helena
(D6 Editorial work for a professional compilation book) - Uransa alussa olevien sairaanhoitajien osaaminen ja siihen yhteydessä olevat tekijät (2023) Terveysalan koulutus ja ammatillinen kompetenssi – Empiirisiä havaintoja ProCompNurse-hankkeesta Marjamäki Tiina, Salminen Leena, Koskinen Sanna
(B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Valmistumassa olevien sairaanhoitajaopiskelijoiden arvio omasta työrooliosaamisestaan (2023) Terveysalan koulutus ja ammatillinen kompetenssi – Empiirisiä havaintoja ProCompNurse-hankkeesta Salminen Leena, Kuitunen Satu, Koskinen Sanna
(B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - A European evaluation of the patients’ role in clinical education: A six-country cross sectional study (2022)
- Nurse Education in Practice
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - An empirical model of social and healthcare educators' continuing professional development in Finland (2022)
- Health and Social Care in the Community
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
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