Research group
Ethics, relationships and actions in nursing and health sciences
All researchers with projects on various topics that focus on advancing nursing practice through research are welcome to join the research group. The group has at any time approximately 10 main members (professors, associate professors and fellows) who are employed at the faculty. In addition, the group has associate members, including national and international partners.
Through research, we aim to:
Participate fully in interdisciplinary contributions to the development of nursing knowledge.
Generate, test and expand knowledge in, about and for nursing through research and theory development, and communicate the results.
Integrate theory and practice through advanced ethical analysis.
Appreciate and further develop aesthetic values in nursing.
Appreciate the inherent dignity of all people and protect them from dehumanization in the health care system.
Appreciate and further develop the relational aspects of nursing.
Influence health policy through research results to advance nursing and health services in a global society.
The themes of the ongoing projects include ethical issues, professional relationships, organ donation, medication management, palliation, e-health interventions, patient, user and family perspectives, as well as treatment and therapy for various conditions such as acute/chronic/long-term illness and eating disorders. The projects involve young people, adults and the elderly, and the context is both primary and secondary health care.
Various methods are used in the projects. These include qualitative methods such as document analysis, field observations, qualitative interviews and focus groups and analytical approaches such as grounded theory, phenomenological-hermeneutic and ethnographic analysis, etc. Quantitative methods such as cohort and questionnaire surveys are also used, as are systematic reviews in the form of meta-analyses, syntheses and scoping assessments. Finally, mixed/multiple methods are also used.
Development and feasibility of a complex intervention for prevention of overhydration in people on haemodialysis
Project leader: Mette Spliid Ludvigsen
Funding: Helse Nord RHF
Budget: 4 332 000
Period: 010125-300828
