Department of Nursing Science - News

Ariel Abeldaño Zuñiga wants to expand the traditional boundaries of nursing science towards a more global and planetary approach.

“To really understand the complexities of health care phenomena, it’s a good idea to combine people’s stories with numerical data. Mixed methods research tools have evolved rapidly in the past decade,” says Professor Ahtisham Younas.

Maliheh Nekouei Marvi Langari's PhD study aimed to understand the experiences of both immigrants and nurses in healthy lifestyle counseling for preventing diseases, and factors influencing healthy living after migration.

Reported incidents of severe workplace violence in forensic psychiatric inpatient care are not evenly distributed, but are concentrated in specific everyday situations, ward areas and times of day.

UEF will, for the first time, serve as the lead partner of a project in the NPA Programme.

In Eastern Finland, efforts are underway to strengthen the retention of international talent even before immigration. The University of Eastern Finland has launched a training programme in the country of origin to support students' settlement and encourage them to stay in the region after graduation.

A total of 24 professors will give inaugural lectures on the key themes of their research.

This year’s awardees are Senior Researcher Hanna Laako, Project Manager Anna Logrén, the SOLDEX project, the Peat & Trees – Peatland and Soil Ecology Research Group, and the Department of Nursing Science.

Could saunas be used for firefighters’ health promotion? To find out, Professor OiSaeng Hong wanted to work with the world’s best sauna researchers, so she came to Finland.

The unique Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes offer new insight into planetary health, faith and wellbeing, and data engineering.