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Heli
Virtanen
University Lecturer, Department of Nursing Science
Docent, Department of Nursing Science
Docent, PhD, RN, University Teacher
Empowering Patient Education (EPE)

Contact

+358 29 450 3148
+358 50 306 4134
Kiinamyllynkatu 10
20520
Turku

Areas of expertise

Empowering patient education
teaching and learning in patient education
competence and its evaluation in patient education

Biography

I am university teacher at the Department of Nursing Science in the University of Turku. I have worked as a researcher since year 2001 in the research project Empowering patient education (EPE). My research topic is learning and competence of empowering patient education. In addition, I have previous working experience as a nurse in surgical unit 10 years.
 

Teaching

Didactics in nursing science, nursing theory and supervising master and doctoral thesis

Research

Empowering patient education; teaching and learning in patient education, competence in empowering patient education. 

Publications

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Empowering discourse in patient education (2007)

Patient Education and Counseling
Virtanen H, Leino-Kilpi H, Salantera S
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))

Expectations and received knowledge by surgical patients (2007)

International Journal for Quality in Health Care
Rankinen S, Salantera S, Heikkinen K, Johansson K, Kaljonen A, Virtanen H, Leino-Kilpi H
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))