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
- Sosiaali-, terveys- ja kuntoutusalan opettajien digipedagogiseen osaamiseen yhteydessä olevat tekijät (2022)
- Tutkiva HoitotyöCIN: Computers Informatics Nursing
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Terveysalan opettajuus muuttuvassa terveysalan koulutuksessa ja yhteiskunnassa (2022) Professori Helena Leino-Kilven juhlakirja Salminen Leena, Elonen Imane, Ryhtä Iina, Isotalo Anne, Gustafsson Marja-Liisa, Melender Hanna-Leena
(B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - The Appearance of Digital Competence in the Work of Health Sciences Educators A Cross-sectional Study (2022)
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The nurse teacher’s pedagogical cooperation with students, the clinical learning environment and supervision in clinical practicum: a European cross-sectional study of graduating nursing students (2022)
- BMC Medical Education
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The Perspectives of Healthcare Teachers on Their Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge of Three-Dimensional Technology: A Mixed Methods Study3D technologies to support teaching and learning in health care education – scoping review (2022)
- CIN: Computers Informatics NursingInternational Journal of Educational Research
(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) - (2021)
(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)



