ePsychNurse.net

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Maritta Välimäki, PhD, RN
Professor
Nurse manager, Hospital District of Southwest Finland
mava@utu.fi
tel.int +358-2-333 8495

AIM

To support well-being at work by improving interaction between professionals working in the field of social and health care. Special target areas are challenging situations and aggressive incidents and how to prevent and cope with them.

CONTENT

eLearning course
curriculum includes: instructions, information, assignments, discussion forums, virtual patient
leaning themes: ethical and legal issues, behavior-related internal and external factors, therapeutic relationship and self-awareness, teamwork and integrating knowledge with practice
learning methods: self-awareness, reflection, peer support and tutor feedback

IMPLICATIONS

development of working environment and treatment procedures
interaction and client-centered care
utilization of evidence-based care
reduced cost of supplementary training

DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS

Raija Kontio
Mari Lahti

Students
Mika Alhonkoski
Pihla Markkanen

COLLABORATORS

Omnia Vocational Institution the Espoo Region
Hospital district of Helsinki and Uusimaa
The Finnish Nurses Association
Pirkanmaa Hospital District
The Hospital District of Southwest Finland
City of Imatra
Dublin City University, School of Nursing
St. Vincent Hospital, Ireland
National Council for the professional Development of Nursing and Midwifery, Ireland
University of Padova, Italy
Klaipeda College, Health Faculty, Lithuania
Klaipeda Psychiatric Hospital, Lithuania
Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Francisco Gentil, Portugal
Hospital Miguel Bombarda, Portugal
Kingston University & St Georges Medical School, UK
South West London & St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust, UK

FUNDERS

European Commission (Leonardo da Vinci programme and Transfer of innovation