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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- Nursing Education and Nurse Education Research in Finland (2019) Leadership in Nursing: Experiences from the European Nordic Countries Leena Salminen, Sanna Koskinen, Asta Heikkilä, Camilla Strandell-Laine, Elina Haavisto, Helena Leino-Kilpi
(B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Opettajan muuttuva rooli (2019)
- Pro terveys
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - Opiskelijaohjaajille suunnatun kirjallisen materiaalin käyttö opiskelijaohjauksen tukena yliopistosairaalassa (2019)
- Tutkiva Hoitotyö
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Polish and Finnish nursing students’ attitudes, knowledge and skills related to research utilisation (2019)
- Medycyna Ogolna i Nauki o Zdrowiu
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Qualitative study of social and healthcare educators' perceptions of their competence in education (2019)
- Health and Social Care in the Community
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Sosiaali-, terveys- ja kuntoutusalan opettajien osaaminen ja sen kehittäminen (2019) Mikkonen Kristina, Koivula Meeri, Sjögren Tuulikki, Korpi Hilkka, Koskinen Camilla, Koskinen Monika, Kuivila Heli-Maria, Lähteenmäki Marja-Leena, Koskimäki Minna, Mäki-Hakola Hanne, Wallin Outi, Saaranen Terhi, Sormunen Marjorita, Kokkonen Kukka-Maaria, Kiikeri Janette, Salminen Leena, Ryhtä Iina, Elonen Imane, Kääriäinen Maria
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Suomalaisten hoitotyön opettajien kulttuurinen kompetenssi (2019)
- Hoitotiede
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Suuhygienistiopettajien kliininen kompetenssi on hyvällä tasolla (2019)
- Suun terveydeksi
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - Täydennyskoulutustarpeet ja täydennyskoulutuksen merkitys uransa alussa olevien sosiaali-, terveys- ja kuntoutusalan ammattikorkeakouluopettajien osaamiselle (2019)
- Hoitotiede
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Vastavalmistuneen sairaanhoitajan ammatillinen osaaminen (2019)
- Poliklinikka
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - Akateeminen asiantuntijuus hoitotieteessä ja sen kehittyminen harjoittelussa (2018) Harjoittelu akateemisen asiantuntijuuden kehittymisessä. Heli Virtanen, Asta Heikkilä, Johanna Nyman, Marja-Liisa Gustafsson, Maija Hupli, Leena Salminen
(B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Competence areas of health science teachers – A systematic review of quantitative studies (2018)
- Nurse Education Today
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Cooperation Between Clinical Staff and Nurse Teachers (2018) The CLES-Scale: An Evaluation Tool for Healthcare Education Leena Salminen, Camilla Strandell-Laine
(B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Effectiveness of mobile cooperation intervention on students' clinical learning outcomes: A randomized controlled trial (2018)
- Journal of Advanced Nursing
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Facilitating the transition from a nursing student to a registered nurse in the final clinical practicum: a scoping literature review (2018)
- Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Factors related to nursing students’ readiness to enter working life – A scoping literature review (2018)
- Nurse Education in Practice
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Fokuksessa sairaanhoitajan osaaminen (2018)
- Pro terveys
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - Graduating student nurses' and student podiatrists' wound care competence - An integrative literature review (2018)
- Nurse Education in Practice
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Haavanhoidon tutkimus - haasteellista, mutta tarpeellista (2018) Haavanhoidon kaksi vuosikymmentä Salminen Leena, Suhonen Riitta, Stolt Minna
(D2 Article in a professional compilation book) - Harjoittelu akateemisen asiantuntijuuden kehittymisessä (2018) L Salminen, H Virtanen, T Paija, ML Gustafsson
(D6 Editorial work for a professional compilation book)
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