Department of Health and Caring sciences

We educate, research and communicate in the field of nursing and caring science.

We have a bachelor in nursing, and also a master's degree with specializing in anesthesia, pediatric, intensive care, surgical, diabetes, cardiologist or health nurse.

We are located at campus  Førde, Bergen, Stord og Haugesund. The department has about 200 employees and  2400 students.

Educations

Research groups

The research at the faculty is linked to various topics that reflect the research activity here and now, and which mark the focus and research area we want to develop.

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Contact us

Georg Førland
Head of Department
Faculty of Health and Social Sciences

 

Dagrun Kyrkjebø
Associate Professor II
Department of Health and Caring sciences

 

Sections

Section of Nursing, campus Bergen

Marianne Fjose
Head of Section
Department of Health and Caring sciences

 

Section of decentralized Nursing, campus Bergen

Terje Årsvoll Olsen
Head of Section
Department of Health and Caring sciences

 

Section of Nursing, campus Stord

Kristina Johannessen Tolås
Head of Section
Department of Health and Caring sciences

 

Section of Nursing, campus Haugesund

Else Cathrine Lütcherath Rustad
Viseinstituttleder
Faculty of Health and Social Sciences

 

Section of Nursing, campus Førde

Anny Aasprang
Head of Section
Department of Health and Caring sciences

 

Section of Midwifery

Vigdis Aasheim
Head of Section
Department of Health and Caring sciences

 

Section of Interdisciplinary master's and continuing  education

Siri Ytrehus
Head of Section
Department of Health and Caring sciences
Employees

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