Faculty of Nursing

Margrét Hrönn Svavarsdóttir

Professor
460 8471

Location

  • A312
  • Sólborg

Specialisation

Nursing Cardiac nursing Health- and patient education Health promotion and lifestyle counselling Patient education and rehabilitation in cardiac care Smoking cessation counselling Health litteracy

General information

Courses

EIR0110100
Qualitative research
HFÞ0102200
Introduction to health education
HFÞ0206200
Health education and knowledge mediation
HES0110250
Health education and communication
HJH0110250
Nursing of the Cardiac Patients I (Clinical and Simulation Training)
HGE0110150
Health care and health promotion
BST0108170
Structure and functions: Human body
HJF0114230
Medical-Surgical Nursing I
FRV0102250
Academic practices
SJH0106250
Pathology and specialized treatment of heart disease
LSL0110200
Living with chronic illness
HFÞ0102200
Introduction to health education
HFÞ0206200
Health education and knowledge mediation
LSL0105200
Living with chronic illness

Education

2016
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim Norway., Doktorspróf Public health and patient education
2000
UnState University of New York at Buffalo, School of Nursing. iversity of Iceland, Meistarapróf Clinical Nurse Specialist in Rehabilitation Nursing
1990
University of Iceland, BS Nusing

Research

2025
Graduating Nursing Students' Self‐Assessment of Clinical Competence and Need for Further Training: A Nordic Cross‐ Sectional Study
2024
Self-care trajectories of patients with coronary heart disease: a longitudinal, observational study
2024
The Professional Nurse Self‐Assessment Scale II – Translation and cultural adaptation for Nordic countries
2023
Translation and evaluation of the HeartQoL in patients with coronary heart disease in Iceland
2023
Keeping the Connection Alive With Tender Care and Common Sense: A Phenomenological Study on Daughters’ Experiences of Having a Mother in a Nursing Home
2021
Rural patients’ experience of education, surveillance, and self-care support after heart disease related hospitalisation: a qualitative study
2021
Patient handover between ambulance crew and healthcare professionals in Icelandic emergency departments: a qualitative study
2020
Evaluating the extent of patient-centred care in a selection of ESC guidelines
2020
Health-related quality of life as a predictor of hospital admission and mortality among Norwegian patients with heart failure.
2020
Optimising implementation of European guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice: what is needed?
2020
Training interventions for healthcare providers offering group-based patient education. A scoping review
2020
Áhættuþættir og sjálfsumönnun einstaklinga með kransæðasjúkdóm
2019
31 Experience of ambulance workers, nurses and doctors of handover of patients who are transported by ambulances to emergency departments in iceland: a qualitative interview study
2019
Nurses’ use of monitors in patient surveillance: an ethnographic study on a coronary care unit
2017
Like a hotel, but boring: Users' experience with short-time community-based residential aftercare
2017
Perceived consequences, changeability and personal control of coronary heart disease are associated with health-related quality of life
2017
Post-Doctoral Mentorship Award – have you considered applying?
2016
Competence development in patient education: The perspective of health professionals and patients with experience in patient education in cardiac care
2016
Development and validation of a Clinical Assessment Tool for Nursing Education (CAT-NE)
2016
Knowledge and skills needed for patient education for individuals with coronary heart disease: The perspective of health professionals
2016
The Science Committee of the Council of Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions: Moving forward
2016
What is a good educator? A qualitative study on the perspective of individuals with coronary heart disease
2015
How to become an expert educator: A qualitative study on the view of health professionals with experience in patient education Approaches to teaching and learning
2011
Factors impairing quality of life for people with an ostomy
2008
Participation of Icelandic nurses in smoking cessation counselling
The science committee of the CCNAP: moving forward