Heli Virtanen - Nursing Science

Author Information

Heli Virtanen is affiliated with the Department of Nursing Science at the University of Turku, Finland. Her research primarily focuses on nursing science with a particular emphasis on patient education, palliative care, and dialysis care. She has contributed significantly to the field through various research projects and publications.

Research Contributions

Heli Virtanen has made substantial contributions to the nursing field, particularly in the areas of patient education, palliative care, and dialysis care. Her work includes a systematic review on supportive interventions for family members of very seriously ill patients in inpatient care, and studies on the sufficiency of knowledge processed in patient education in dialysis care. Other notable works include research on the competence of graduating nursing students and the perceptions of healthcare professionals regarding support for family members in specialist palliative care inpatient units. Her research also extends to psychometric testing of instruments for evaluating competence in empowering patient education and the relationship between the sufficiency and usefulness of patient education for patients with chronic kidney disease.

Aliases

H. Virtanen is also known by the aliases H Virtanen and Heli Virtanen.

Publication and Citation Metrics

Metric	Value
Citation Count	865
h-index	12
Paper Count	38

Publications:

Supportive interventions for family members of very seriously ill patients in inpatient care: A systematic review.

DOI: 10.1111/jocn.15725

Year: 2021

Sufficiency of Knowledge Processed in Patient Education in Dialysis Care

DOI: 10.2147/PPA.S304530

Year: 2021

Nurse educators' perceptions of factors related to the competence of graduating nursing students.

DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2021.104884

Year: 2021

Healthcare Professionals’ Perceptions of Support for Family Members in Specialist Palliative Care Inpatient Units – a Qualitative Descriptive Study

DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-926664/v1

Year: 2021

Psychometric Testing of Instrument for Evaluation Competence in Empowering Patient Education

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Year: 2020

Postdoctoral nursing researcher career: A scoping review of required competences

DOI: 10.1002/nop2.367

Year: 2020

Tilted Haar wavelets : Reconstructions in Computed Tomography

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Year: 2020

Relationship between sufficiency and usefulness of patient education: A cross‐sectional study of patients with chronic kidney disease

DOI: 10.1111/NHS.12770

Year: 2020

Experiences of safety among patients receiving home dialysis therapies.

DOI: 10.1111/jorc.12298

Year: 2019

Depictions of community in the musicals Rent and In the Heights

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Year: 2017

What is Standing in Nursing?

What Are the Nursing Considerations for Gastrointestinal Conditions?

What are some examples of commonly used screening tools in nursing?

What are the Common Housing Options for Nurses?

How to Integrate Non-Pharmacological Adjuvants in Nursing Practice?

What are the Benefits of Using Safety Needles?

What Strategies Can Nurses Use to Manage Patient Anxiety?

What Resources are Available for Financial Planning in Nursing?

What are the Common Challenges Faced When Using a Senn Retractor?

How Does WIC Promote Preventive Health?

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