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State of Nursing Science in Finland

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In this chapter the state of nursing science in Finland is introduced. First, we describe briefly the early years of the new discipline of nursing science in Finland. After that, we focus on the development steps of nursing science, and then we outline the main characteristics of the discipline of nursing science. Finally, we describe the development of nursing research and point out central research areas and the breadth and depth of nursing research in the Finnish context. We conclude this chapter with future perspectives. The aim of this chapter is to provide an overview of the establishment, development and current status on nursing science in Finland. This chapter will also serve as basis for other chapters related to Finnish nursing research in this book.

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  1. University of Turku, Department of Nursing Science, Turku, Finland

    Helena Leino-Kilpi & Minna Stolt

  2. Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland

    Helena Leino-Kilpi

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  1. Faculty of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland

    Thóra B. Hafsteinsdóttir

  2. School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland

    Helga Jónsdóttir

  3. Department of Nursing Science, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Olso, Norway

    Marit Kirkevold

  4. Department of Nursing Science, University of Turku, Turku, Finland

    Helena Leino-Kilpi

  5. Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

    Kirsten Lomborg

  6. Lund University, Lund, Sweden

    Ingalill Rahm Hallberg

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Leino-Kilpi, H., Stolt, M. (2019). State of Nursing Science in Finland. In: Hafsteinsdóttir, T., Jónsdóttir, H., Kirkevold, M., Leino-Kilpi, H., Lomborg, K., Rahm Hallberg, I. (eds) Leadership in Nursing: Experiences from the European Nordic Countries. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-10964-6_6

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