Research presentation

Elisabet Eriksson

Research presentation

Elisabet Eriksson

Senior lecturer, Registered Nurse

Research subject: Caring Science

Email: elisabet.eriksson@hig.se
Telephone: +46 26 64 85 90

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Elisabet Eriksson is a registered nurse and holds a PhD in international health at Uppsala University. She is a senior lecturer at University of Gävle and has experience of teaching within nursing since 2012. Her area in teaching involves nursing and research ethics, she supervises and examines degree projects at the undergraduate level, in the nursing program. She is also a supervisor for degree projects at advanced level and a course in cardiology. Her research is in staff working life, learning and leadership in the healthcare sector.

CURRENT RESEARCH

Internationally educated nurses' way into the profession

The overall aim of the project is to investigate what facilitates the process for nurses with education from countries outside the EU to work in Sweden. The project is financed by the University of Gävle. (PhD student Denice Högstedt)

Living and working in a multicultural environment in nursing homes

The overall aim of the project is to describe how the elderly, their relatives and nursing home staff experience the communication between them during the covid-19 pandemic. The project is further developed in collaboration with Uppsala municipality. The project is financed by Uppsala University and the University of Gävle.

Articles

Scholarly articles, refereed

Eriksson, E., Jordal, M., Hjelm, K. & Engström, M. (2023). Job satisfaction and wellbeing among migrant care workers in nursing homes: An integrative review. Nursing Open, 10 (6), 3486-3505. 10.1002/nop2.1611 [More information]

Eriksson, E., Högstedt, D., Engström, M. & Jansson, I. (2023). Preceptors' experiences of supervising internationally educated nurses attending a bridging program: An interview study. Nurse Education Today, 131. 10.1016/j.nedt.2023.105975 [More information]

Eriksson, E. & Hjelm, K. (2022). Relatives’ perspectives on encounters and communication in nursing homes during the Covid-19 pandemic: a qualitative interview study. BMC Geriatrics, 22 (1). 10.1186/s12877-022-03364-1 [More information]

Eriksson, E. & Hjelm, K. (2022). Residents’ experiences of encounters with staff and communication in nursing homes during the Covid-19 pandemic: a qualitative interview study. BMC Geriatrics, 22 (1). 10.1186/s12877-022-03627-x [More information]

Högstedt, D., Jansson, I., Eriksson, E. & Engström, M. (2022). Three paths to a Swedish nursing license: Two for internationally educated nurses and one for regular nursing students – A cross-sectional study of self-rated professional competence, self-efficacy, and thriving. Nurse Education Today, 119. 10.1016/j.nedt.2022.105595 [More information]

Högstedt, D., Engström, M., Jansson, I. & Eriksson, E. (2021). Attending a bridging program to obtain a Swedish nursing license: An interview study with internationally educated nurses. Nurse Education Today, 99. 10.1016/j.nedt.2021.104744 [More information]

Högstedt, D., Engström, M., Eriksson, E. & Jansson, I. (2021). Nurses' experiences of a recertification process involving a series of examinations to obtain a nursing license in a new country. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 77 (12), 4876-4886. 10.1111/jan.15054 [More information]

Eriksson, E., Wejåker, M., Danhard, A., Nilsson, A. & Kristofferzon, M. (2019). Living with a spouse with chronic illness – the challenge of balancing demands and resources. BMC Public Health, 19 (1). 10.1186/s12889-019-6800-7 [More information]

Eriksson, E., Berg, S. & Engström, M. (2018). Internationally educated nurses' and medical graduates' experiences of getting a license and practicing in Sweden - a qualitative interview study. BMC Medical Education, 18 (1). 10.1186/s12909-018-1399-4 [More information]

Eriksson, E. & Engström, M. (2018). Internationally educated nurses’ descriptions of their access to structural empowerment while working in another country’s health care context. Journal of Nursing Management, 26 (7), 866-873. 10.1111/jonm.12617 [More information]

Eriksson, E., Lindmark, G., Haddad, B. & Axemo, P. (2014). Young people, sexuality, and HIV prevention within Christian faith communities in South Africa : a cross-sectional survey. Journal of religion and health, 53 (6), 1662-1675. 10.1007/s10943-013-9753-7 [More information]

Eriksson, E., Lindmark, G., Axemo, P., Haddad, B. & Ahlberg, B. (2013). Faith, Premarital Sex and Relationships: Are Church Messages in Accordance with the Perceived Realities of the Youth? : A Qualitative Study in KwaZulu–Natal, South Africa. Journal of religion and health, 52 (2), 454-466. 10.1007/s10943-011-9491-7 [More information]

Eriksson, E., Lindmark, G., Haddad, B. & Axemo, P. (2011). Involvement of religious leaders in HIV prevention, South Africa. Svensk Missionstidsskrift, 99 (2), 119-135. [More information]

Eriksson, E., Lindmark, G., Axemo, P., Haddad, B. & Ahlberg, B. (2010). Ambivalence, silence and gender differences in church leaders' HIV-prevention messages to young people in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Culture, Health and Sexuality, 12 (1), 103-114. 10.1080/13691050903141192 [More information]

Doctoral thesis

Eriksson, E. (2011). Christian Communities and Prevention of HIV among Youth in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Diss. (sammanfattning), 2011. Uppsala: Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis. 69 p. (Digital Comprehensive Summaries of Uppsala Dissertations from the Faculty of Medicine 684) External link [More information]

Conference papers

Högstedt, D., Engström, M., Jansson, I. & Eriksson, E. (2022). Internationally educated nurses attending a bridging program to obtain a Swedish nursing license: Challenging but also rewarding. NETNEP 2022 – 8<sup>th</sup> International Nurse Education Conference : From education to impact:Transforming nursing and midwifery education. [More information]

Eriksson, E. & Engström, M. (2018). The challenges of interviewing internationally educated nurses and doctors in another language than their native language. . [More information]

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