Anita Nilsson

Today, I mainly work as director of studies.

My research area is elderly patients, with or without cognitive impairment, in acute and subacute care.

Educational qualifications: Recognised university teacher

0000-0002-9358-3182

Contact

anita.1.nilsson@umu.se

+46 90 786 91 14

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Associate professor at Department of Nursing Role: Director of studies

Biologihuset, Hus C, plan 3, 4 och 5. Hus D2, plan 3. Umeå universitet, 901 87 Umeå

n spring 2002 I was employed as a subject teacher at the Department of Nursing. In 1985 I took my Bacholor of Science in Nursing. During my career as a nurse I have supervised a lot of students in practice.

Today, I mainly work as director of studies, but I have extensive teaching experience and have had combined employment with the Medical Center. I have 25 years of experience in emergency healthcare and have worked primarily at the Heart Centre, NUS.

Nurses’ descriptions of person‐centred care for older people in an acute medical ward—On the individual, team and organisational levels’

Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons 2019, Vol. 28, (7–8) : 1251-1259

Nilsson, Anita; Edvardsson, David; Rushton, Carole

A threat to our integrity: meanings of providing nursing care for older patients with cognitive impairment in acute care settings

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, John Wiley & Sons 2016, Vol. 30, (1) : 48-56

Nilsson, Anita; Rasmussen, Birgit H.; Edvardsson, David

Reconciling concepts of time and person-centred care of the older person with cognitive impairment in the acute care setting

Nursing Philosophy, Wiley-Blackwell 2016, Vol. 17, (4) : 282-289

Rushton, Carole; Nilsson, Anita; Edvardsson, David

Acute hospital admission can be disruptive for people with cognitive impairment, and professionals need the skills and resilience to meet their needs

Evidence-Based Nursing, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2014, Vol. 18, (3) : 92-

Nilsson, Anita