Lotta Eronen, Doctoral Researcher | Senior Lecturer | Master of Health Care | Registered Nurse

Passionate about enhancing nursing competencies and education. Currently a Doctoral Researcher at Åbo Akademi University, Faculty of Education and Welfare studies. My career in healthcare began as a Registered Nurse, continuing with a Master of Health Care in Advanced Clinical Care and pedagogical studies.

Education & Research

In my current role as a Doctoral Researcher, I am involved in Nordic Nurse Competence Study, a Nordic collaboration focusing on the future of nursing competence development. Additionally, I work as a Senior Lecturer in Nursing at Arcada, UAS in Helsinki, teaching the next generation of nursing professionals through International Nursing programs.

At Arcada UAS, I am an active participant in the multi-professional research project "Comprehending Compassion", aiming to create more compassionate working environments and mentor students to become compassion ambassadors in their careers.

🏥 Clinical Expertise

With a decade of clinical experience in surgical- and perioperative nursing, my Master's Thesis focused on developing patient safety through incident reporting tools. Mainly focusing on change, development, and no-blame environments for developing patient safety.

Areas of Interest

I am interested in nurses clinical competencies, nursing education & future competencies, nursing leadership, compassion at work, and promoting the well-being and career development of both students and professionals in the field of Healthcare.