Tarja Kvist
Head of Department
Professor
Professor, Nursing Science, Nursing Leadership, Head of Department of Nursing Science
Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Health Sciences
[email protected] | +358 40 355 2623
I am a professor in nursing science, nursing leadership and a head of department of Nursing Science. My research area is health service research, especially quality of care, attractive organizations and leadership. I supervise several master and doctoral thesis and post doc researchers. International collaboration is an important part of my work. I have also a part time work as a nurse director at Wellbeing Services County of Central Finland.
Research groups
Projects
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Pedagogical Use of Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence in a Nursing Management Course (DIGIHOJO) 01.01.2026 - 31.08.2026 -
The Recruitment and Retention Elements of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Healthcare Teams: A Longitudinal Mixed-Method Pilot Study (HIRE) 01.01.2025 - 31.12.2026 -
Nurses' self-leadership skills -Retention at work 01.08.2024 - 30.06.2026 -
An attractive multicultural work environment in the wellbeing services county of North Savo (TRACTION) 01.03.2024 - 30.06.2026
Publications
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Leadership in emergency medical services: An integrative literature review
Hirvikallio, Jenni; Hackman, Pauliina; Haaranen, Ari; Kvist, Tarja, 2026, International emergency nursing, 84, 101750. A2 Review article, Literature review, Systematic review -
Leadership of Nurses' Interprofessional Collaboration: A Mixed‐Methods Systematic Review
Kamppila, Hanna; Czabanowska, Katarzyna; Kämäräinen, Petra; Younas, Ahtisham; Kvist, Tarja, 2026, Journal of advanced nursing, [First published: 15 February 2026], 1-23. A2 Review article, Literature review, Systematic review -
Nursing Leadership — From Administration to Value‐Informed Leadership
Kvist, Tarja, 2026, Journal of advanced nursing, [First published: 03 January 2026], 1-6. B1 Non-refereed journal articles -
Psychological Safety of Critical Care Nurses in Finland
Garrett, Anna; Kvist, Tarja; Pursio, Katja, 2026, Nursing in critical care, 31, 1, 1-8. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Registered Nurses’ Self-leadership Strategies: Instrument Validation and a Cross-sectional Study
Pursio, Katja; Nurmeksela, Anu; Kvist, Tarja, 2026, Journal of nursing administration, 56, 1, 42-47. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
The Relationship Between Job Satisfaction and Individualised Care Provision in Intensive Care Units: A Structural Equation Modelling Approach
Sak‐Dankosky, Natalia; Kvist, Tarja; Czarkowska‐Pączek, Bożena, 2026, Nursing in critical care, 31, 2, e70369. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Determinants of critical care nurses’ job satisfaction: A cross-sectional study including cultural validation of Kuopio University Hospital Job Satisfaction Scale
Sak-Dankosky, Natalia; Serafin, Lena; Kvist, Tarja; Czarkowska-Pączek, Bożena, 2025, Pielęgniarstwo XXI wieku, 23, 4(89), 290-296. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Development and Psychometric Validation of the Comprehensive Core Competence Instrument for Healthcare Professionals
Al Jabri, Fatma; Sund, Reijo; Kvist, Tarja; Turunen, Hannele, 2025, Journal of advanced nursing, [First published: 27 December 2025], 1-15. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Family support in acute care settings: perspectives of family members on cognitive and emotional support
Kiwanuka, Frank; Kopra, Juho; Sak-Dankosky, Natalia; Nanyonga, Rose Clarke; Kvist, Tarja, 2025, Bmc nursing, 24, 1, 752. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Framework and key considerations for designing and conducting critical mixed-methods research (cMMR)
Younas, Ahtisham; Kvist, Tarja; Stolt, Minna, 2025, Journal of epidemiology and community health, 80, 1, 55-61. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research