The key concepts of nursing science are people, health, environment and nursing actions. The scientific subject of nursing aims to make care better, safer and equal for individual patients and groups of patients as well as for their relatives.
Nursing research can advantageously be conducted in collaboration with other fields of knowledge such as medicine, health sciences or psychology. The research concerns people of all ages and is based on a holistic view of the human being. This means that the human being is seen as a whole with physical, mental, social and existential dimensions that all affect each other. Research at the Department of Nursing is also ongoing in other important areas.
To ensure quality in the subject of nursing and cutting-edge research, we have chosen or established the core competencies as a framework for research and education. The core competences are based on previous international research that has compiled the competences that all healthcare professionals should have to ensure quality. The core competencies are person-centered care, safe care, informatics, team collaboration, evidence-based care and improvement skills. These core competences have then been grouped into the following research areas:
- Person-centered care
- Safe evidence-based care and improvement skills
- Informatics and team collaboration
Research in the field of nursing takes place at the Department of Health Sciences.