Floro Cubelo, is a Senior Lecturer and Head of the Degree Programme in Nursing at the Oulu University of Applied Sciences (OAMK). With a multiple nursing qualifications, including Finland, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, and the Philippines, Floro’s expertise lies in infection prevention and control nursing, particularly in developing guidelines for international nursing students. He holds a Master’s Degree in Public Health and is currently pursuing his Doctoral studies in Health Sciences, focusing on Nursing Science, at the University of Eastern Finland. His expertise in the nursing field include: internal medicine, chronic care, acute care, clinical mentorship, nurse migration in the Nordic Region, and leading a non-profit organization.
In 2023, Floro was honored with the prestigious Fellowship of the Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery RCSI (FFNMRCSI) from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland University of Medicine and Health Sciences. Additionally, he was recognized as the Queen Silvia Nursing Award Scholar and Laureate in the same year. In 2024, he received the Extraordinary Internationally Educated Nurse Educator Award by the DAISY Foundation.
As an editor, active peer reviewer for international journals, and member of various professional associations, Floro continues to make significant contributions to the global advancement of nursing practice and education.
Publications
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Climate change integration in nursing education: A scoping review
Tiitta, Iira; Cubelo, Floro; McDermott-Levy, Ruth; Jaakkola, Jouni J K; Kuosmanen, Lauri. 2024. Nurse education today. 139: A2 Review article, Literature review, Systematic review -
Exploring the role of internationally educated nurses in disaster nursing: The HEAL model
Cubelo, Floro; Tolosa-Warburg, Cristal; Perez-Luckmann, Katherine. 2024. Health Emergency and Disaster Nursing. [Epub ahead of print]: 1-5 B1 Non-refereed journal articles -
Factors influencing job satisfaction and professional competencies in clinical practice among internationally educated nurses during the migration journey: A mixed-methods systematic review
Cubelo, Floro; Al Jabri, Fatma; Jokiniemi, Krista; Turunen, Hannele. 2024. Scandinavian journal of caring sciences. 38: 820-834 A2 Review article, Literature review, Systematic review -
Foreign-born nurses as COVID-19 survivors in the Nordic region: A descriptive phenomenological study
Cubelo, Floro; Parviainen, Anndra; Vehviläinen-Julkunen, Katri; Palaganas, Erlinda. 2024. Scandinavian journal of caring sciences. 38: 438-450 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Nipah virus and implications for the nursing workforce and public health: A rapid review
Cubelo, Floro; Kohanová, Dominika; Turunen, Hannele; Solgajová, Andrea; Berdida, Daniel Joseph. 2024. Public health nursing. 41: 1668-1677 A2 Review article, Literature review, Systematic review -
Policy Reform on the Qualification Pathway of Internationally Educated Nurses in Greenland and Its Relationship With the Danish System: A Qualitative Discourse Analysis
Cubelo, Floro. 2024. Policy, politics, and nursing practice. 25: 172-181 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Recruit, integrate, and retain: Internationally educated nurses mobility to the Nordic region: A two-round policy Delphi study
Cubelo, Floro; Turunen, Hannele; Jokiniemi, Krista. 2024. Nursing outlook. 72: A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
The association of teamwork and missed nursing care in acute care setting: A mixed‐methods systematic review
Kohanová, Dominika; Solgajová, Andrea; Cubelo, Floro. 2024. Journal of clinical nursing. 33: 3399-3413 A2 Review article, Literature review, Systematic review -
The challenges of diversity in nursing faculty recruitment: the case of Finland
Cubelo, Floro. 2024. Nursing outlook. 72: A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Bilingual modified flipped learning in international nursing education: A discursive approach
Cubelo, Floro. 2023. International journal of nursing sciences. 10: 562-567 B1 Non-refereed journal articles