Aims and objectives

The Department of Quality and Education is a staff function to the hospital management. The department handles a wide range of tasks related to quality development and pre- and postgraduate education. Our work is based on the national quality goals for healthcare as well as regional and local stratgic goals and agreements.

The research conducted in the department is based on the needs of the hospital and healthcare system and reflects ongoing efforts.

Focus areas

The Department of Quality and Education has following research focus areas 

• Clinical nursing and the nursing profession
• Infection hygiene
• Quality improvement 
• Pre- and postgraduate education
• Telemedicine and -rehabilitation
• Patient involvement 

Disciplines, methods and tools

The department works with different methods depending on the research topic and objective, including:

• Quality improvement methods
• Qualitative methods (e.g. content analysis, longitudinal research)
• Quantitative methods (e.g. surveys, scale validation, intervention studies