The aim of this course is to enhance the students‘ skills in applying knowledge to their nursing practice. The spotlights is obtaining literature from databases and literature assessment. Evidence-based practice is introduced such as use of clinical guidelines and best practice guidelines. The main focus is on practicing methods for searching for and assessing scientific material as well as developing good text.

The course aims at introducing students to economical issues as well as managerial accounting affecting health services. The same issues affect all factors whether the institutions in question are large or small and no matter if publicly or privately held. The appearance of these factors will be studied and how to affect them in a positive way. Concepts addressed:

• Supply, demand, factors of production, elasticity.
• Variable-, fixed-, direct- and indirect costs
• Taxation and externalities. Private- and public goods.
• Trade and comparative advantage. Circular flow of the economy.
• Cost of living, indexes and national accounts.
• Financial accounting, income statement and balance sheet.
• Cost accounting, managerial benchmarks.

The aim of this course is for students to gain theoretical and practical knowledge on the administrative matters and prepare them for administrative roles in health care. The role of managers is emphasized including human resource management, teamwork, work environment, patient services, quality and safety. Students projects are derived from real practice locally as well as globally in present times as well as in the future, strenthening the theoretical as well as practical competence of students.

The course is taught in collaboration with the University of Minnesota and is a COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning) course that includes joint teaching material and projects with teachers and students in the DNP program in nursing leadership. The main cooperating teacher at the University of Minnesota is dr. Stephanie Gingerich, assistant professor at the University of Minnesota.

The aim of the course is for students to gain theoretical and practical knowledge of leadership topics and prepare them for the role of leaders in healthcare. Emphasis is placed on the role of leaders in clinical practice, management and teaching. The course is intended to prepare students for leadership roles in their work. Key aspects of leadership in healthcare are discussed locally and in an international context. Various concepts, theories and ideologies of leadership in general will be discussed. Furthermore, the role and behavior of leaders and the role of leaders in the change process will be discussed. Emphasis is placed on the leadership role of healthcare professionals within healthcare institutions and in society, locally and in an international context, now and in the future. Emphasis is placed on a global vision and initiative.

The course will examine human resource management (HRM) in the public sector. Civil service systems will be discussed in a historical context. Employment-related laws, regulations and procedures are reviewed. The students will be exposed to job functions of HRM professionals, including staffing, recruiting, performance appraisal and compensation. The strategic HRM approach is introduced and the procedure of formulating an HRM policy.

The focus of this course is the application of ethics to pressing problems and debates in contemporary society. Possible methods for solving ethical dilemmas, both on an individual and social basis, are discussed. The selection of topics may change from year to year, but possible topics include free speech, the status of refugees, animal rights, poverty and economic inequality, gender discrimination, racial discrimination, environmental issues, and various issues in health care. The relation between theoretical and applied ethics is discussed. While instruction includes lectures, student participation in discussion is greatly emphasized.

This course will cover the key areas of change management, such as the implementation of change, employee reactions, key barriers to change, and the positive and negative forces that affect the change process. The theories and concepts that change management is based on will be discussed in detail as well as the key approaches and methods for managing change. The role of the leader, manager, and the middle manager in managing change as well as crises will be discussed. Organizational culture will be discussed and why it is an important element of the change process.

This course is a general introduction to Adult and Continuing education. Through the course participants will familiarize themselves with research on the characteristics of adult learners, theories on adult learning, the societal place of adult education, participation in adult learning activities and the effects of adult development on their learning endevours.

The course aims are that participants acquaint themselves with research and theories of adult learning with the aim of informing practice and to rationalize choices and actions when organizing learning events and working with adults.

Coursework: Blended learning with face to face sessions and online collaborations: Discussions, lectures, individual assignments and group projects.

This course offers students the opportunity to recognize the need to develop inclusive work environments that operate on equity principles as well as value, support and engage all employees. Students learn to identify social justice/exclusion issues related to nondominated culture cohorts associated with race, ethnicity, age, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and other aspects of diversity in organizations and apply their knowledge to analyzing and implementing inclusion initiatives in organizations. Students are engaged in the study of recent scholarly research in the field in order to develop their critical thinking on topics such as identity, diverse teams, (un)conscious bias, and equality of opportunity in organizations and how they relate to the value of diversity in organizations.

The course is taught in English

The course deals with description of Icelandic authorities (the executive), the basic structure of the Icelandic administrative system, main tasks of public authorities, the scope, relevance and rules of the Administrative Act. no 37/1993 and the relevance and rules of the Information Act. no 140/2012. The main emphasis is on the Administrative Act. 

The aim of this course is to enhance the students‘ skills in applying knowledge to their nursing practice. The spotlights is obtaining literature from databases and literature assessment. Evidence-based practice is introduced such as use of clinical guidelines and best practice guidelines. The main focus is on practicing methods for searching for and assessing scientific material as well as developing good text.

The course aims at introducing students to economical issues as well as managerial accounting affecting health services. The same issues affect all factors whether the institutions in question are large or small and no matter if publicly or privately held. The appearance of these factors will be studied and how to affect them in a positive way. Concepts addressed:

• Supply, demand, factors of production, elasticity.
• Variable-, fixed-, direct- and indirect costs
• Taxation and externalities. Private- and public goods.
• Trade and comparative advantage. Circular flow of the economy.
• Cost of living, indexes and national accounts.
• Financial accounting, income statement and balance sheet.
• Cost accounting, managerial benchmarks.

The aim of this course is for students to gain theoretical and practical knowledge on the administrative matters and prepare them for administrative roles in health care. The role of managers is emphasized including human resource management, teamwork, work environment, patient services, quality and safety. Students projects are derived from real practice locally as well as globally in present times as well as in the future, strenthening the theoretical as well as practical competence of students.

The course is taught in collaboration with the University of Minnesota and is a COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning) course that includes joint teaching material and projects with teachers and students in the DNP program in nursing leadership. The main cooperating teacher at the University of Minnesota is dr. Stephanie Gingerich, assistant professor at the University of Minnesota.

The aim of the course is for students to gain theoretical and practical knowledge of leadership topics and prepare them for the role of leaders in healthcare. Emphasis is placed on the role of leaders in clinical practice, management and teaching. The course is intended to prepare students for leadership roles in their work. Key aspects of leadership in healthcare are discussed locally and in an international context. Various concepts, theories and ideologies of leadership in general will be discussed. Furthermore, the role and behavior of leaders and the role of leaders in the change process will be discussed. Emphasis is placed on the leadership role of healthcare professionals within healthcare institutions and in society, locally and in an international context, now and in the future. Emphasis is placed on a global vision and initiative.

The course will examine human resource management (HRM) in the public sector. Civil service systems will be discussed in a historical context. Employment-related laws, regulations and procedures are reviewed. The students will be exposed to job functions of HRM professionals, including staffing, recruiting, performance appraisal and compensation. The strategic HRM approach is introduced and the procedure of formulating an HRM policy.

The focus of this course is the application of ethics to pressing problems and debates in contemporary society. Possible methods for solving ethical dilemmas, both on an individual and social basis, are discussed. The selection of topics may change from year to year, but possible topics include free speech, the status of refugees, animal rights, poverty and economic inequality, gender discrimination, racial discrimination, environmental issues, and various issues in health care. The relation between theoretical and applied ethics is discussed. While instruction includes lectures, student participation in discussion is greatly emphasized.

This course will cover the key areas of change management, such as the implementation of change, employee reactions, key barriers to change, and the positive and negative forces that affect the change process. The theories and concepts that change management is based on will be discussed in detail as well as the key approaches and methods for managing change. The role of the leader, manager, and the middle manager in managing change as well as crises will be discussed. Organizational culture will be discussed and why it is an important element of the change process.

This course is a general introduction to Adult and Continuing education. Through the course participants will familiarize themselves with research on the characteristics of adult learners, theories on adult learning, the societal place of adult education, participation in adult learning activities and the effects of adult development on their learning endevours.

The course aims are that participants acquaint themselves with research and theories of adult learning with the aim of informing practice and to rationalize choices and actions when organizing learning events and working with adults.

Coursework: Blended learning with face to face sessions and online collaborations: Discussions, lectures, individual assignments and group projects.

This course offers students the opportunity to recognize the need to develop inclusive work environments that operate on equity principles as well as value, support and engage all employees. Students learn to identify social justice/exclusion issues related to nondominated culture cohorts associated with race, ethnicity, age, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and other aspects of diversity in organizations and apply their knowledge to analyzing and implementing inclusion initiatives in organizations. Students are engaged in the study of recent scholarly research in the field in order to develop their critical thinking on topics such as identity, diverse teams, (un)conscious bias, and equality of opportunity in organizations and how they relate to the value of diversity in organizations.

The course is taught in English

The course deals with description of Icelandic authorities (the executive), the basic structure of the Icelandic administrative system, main tasks of public authorities, the scope, relevance and rules of the Administrative Act. no 37/1993 and the relevance and rules of the Information Act. no 140/2012. The main emphasis is on the Administrative Act. 

The aim of this course is to enhance the students‘ skills in applying knowledge to their nursing practice. The spotlights is obtaining literature from databases and literature assessment. Evidence-based practice is introduced such as use of clinical guidelines and best practice guidelines. The main focus is on practicing methods for searching for and assessing scientific material as well as developing good text.

The objective of the course is for nurses to know and understand drugs activity in order to enable administration of drugs and complex medications to patients in a safe and responsible manner.

The course introduces activity, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, indications and contraindications to cardiovascular drugs, antibiotics, gastrointestinal drugs, endocrine drugs, hormonal drugs, neuropathic drugs, painkillers and respiratory drugs, with lectures and discussion sessions. Emphasis is placed on solving complex clinical examples in in-hospital and out-of-hospital patient care where knowledge of efficacy, adverse, intermediate, and drug-drug interactions.

The course is for registered nurses enrolled in the MS program at Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Iceland.

The teachers are pharmacists, specialists and specialists in nursing.

The focus of the course is palliative and end of life care with the main emphasis on quality of life for patients and their families, end of life care that contributes to a positive experience and a good death. The course will highlight key palliative care issues both as a philosophy and practical intervention. The course will cover key symptoms assessment and management, psychosocial support for patients and their families, communication, ethical issues and grief and bereavement issues. The course will also highlight the applicability of palliative care for different patients groups.  The way palliative care is delivered as integrated care in a modern health care system will be emphasized.  Much focus will be on the clinical relevance of the learning material and students will be encouraged to reflect on new learning in light of their own practice. 

The course provides an overview and a deeper understanding of nursing care for patients with lung diseases, encompassing prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and follow-up. It discusses the epidemiology and risk factors, screening and diagnostic procedures, main treatment methods, and the impact of the disease and its treatment on patients’ physical, mental, and social well-being. Breathing support, person-centred care for patients and families, use of inhaler medications, and tobacco prevention. Outpatient nursing care, as part of an interdisciplinary team, is also a focus. Teymisvinna og hjúkrun í göngudeild  verður útfærð sérstaklega.

The course lays the foundation for clinical, theoretical, and reflective skills that are useful in specialized nursing care of lung patients and in the development of nursing practice in this field.

The course is taught with a blended approach, where the latest research and clinical guidelines are linked to examples from clinical practice. The course is based on lectures, discussions, reflection, and projects.

The aim of this course is to enhance the students‘ skills in applying knowledge to their nursing practice. The spotlights is obtaining literature from databases and literature assessment. Evidence-based practice is introduced such as use of clinical guidelines and best practice guidelines. The main focus is on practicing methods for searching for and assessing scientific material as well as developing good text.

The objective of the course is for nurses to know and understand drugs activity in order to enable administration of drugs and complex medications to patients in a safe and responsible manner.

The course introduces activity, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, indications and contraindications to cardiovascular drugs, antibiotics, gastrointestinal drugs, endocrine drugs, hormonal drugs, neuropathic drugs, painkillers and respiratory drugs, with lectures and discussion sessions. Emphasis is placed on solving complex clinical examples in in-hospital and out-of-hospital patient care where knowledge of efficacy, adverse, intermediate, and drug-drug interactions.

The course is for registered nurses enrolled in the MS program at Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Iceland.

The teachers are pharmacists, specialists and specialists in nursing.

The focus of the course is palliative and end of life care with the main emphasis on quality of life for patients and their families, end of life care that contributes to a positive experience and a good death. The course will highlight key palliative care issues both as a philosophy and practical intervention. The course will cover key symptoms assessment and management, psychosocial support for patients and their families, communication, ethical issues and grief and bereavement issues. The course will also highlight the applicability of palliative care for different patients groups.  The way palliative care is delivered as integrated care in a modern health care system will be emphasized.  Much focus will be on the clinical relevance of the learning material and students will be encouraged to reflect on new learning in light of their own practice. 

The course provides an overview and a deeper understanding of nursing care for patients with lung diseases, encompassing prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and follow-up. It discusses the epidemiology and risk factors, screening and diagnostic procedures, main treatment methods, and the impact of the disease and its treatment on patients’ physical, mental, and social well-being. Breathing support, person-centred care for patients and families, use of inhaler medications, and tobacco prevention. Outpatient nursing care, as part of an interdisciplinary team, is also a focus. Teymisvinna og hjúkrun í göngudeild  verður útfærð sérstaklega.

The course lays the foundation for clinical, theoretical, and reflective skills that are useful in specialized nursing care of lung patients and in the development of nursing practice in this field.

The course is taught with a blended approach, where the latest research and clinical guidelines are linked to examples from clinical practice. The course is based on lectures, discussions, reflection, and projects.

The aim of this course is to enhance the students‘ skills in applying knowledge to their nursing practice. The spotlights is obtaining literature from databases and literature assessment. Evidence-based practice is introduced such as use of clinical guidelines and best practice guidelines. The main focus is on practicing methods for searching for and assessing scientific material as well as developing good text.

The course provides an overview and a deeper understanding of acute and chronic kidney diseases, their risk factors, comorbidities, and treatment, as well as physical assessment related to kidney dysfunction. In addition, fluid and electrolyte imbalances related to kidney dysfunction require observation and treatment through peritoneal and hemodialysis. It discusses the prevention and management of disease progression, as well as specialized pharmacology related to kidney dysfunction. The special nutritional needs of patients with kidney diseases will be addressed.

The course lays the foundation for clinical, theoretical, and reflective skills that are useful in specialized nursing care for patients with kidney diseases and in the development of nursing practice in this field.

The course is taught using a blended approach (on site and distant learning), incorporating lectures, discussions, reflection, and projects.

The objective of the course is for nurses to know and understand drugs activity in order to enable administration of drugs and complex medications to patients in a safe and responsible manner.

The course introduces activity, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, indications and contraindications to cardiovascular drugs, antibiotics, gastrointestinal drugs, endocrine drugs, hormonal drugs, neuropathic drugs, painkillers and respiratory drugs, with lectures and discussion sessions. Emphasis is placed on solving complex clinical examples in in-hospital and out-of-hospital patient care where knowledge of efficacy, adverse, intermediate, and drug-drug interactions.

The course is for registered nurses enrolled in the MS program at Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Iceland.

The teachers are pharmacists, specialists and specialists in nursing.

The focus of the course is palliative and end of life care with the main emphasis on quality of life for patients and their families, end of life care that contributes to a positive experience and a good death. The course will highlight key palliative care issues both as a philosophy and practical intervention. The course will cover key symptoms assessment and management, psychosocial support for patients and their families, communication, ethical issues and grief and bereavement issues. The course will also highlight the applicability of palliative care for different patients groups.  The way palliative care is delivered as integrated care in a modern health care system will be emphasized.  Much focus will be on the clinical relevance of the learning material and students will be encouraged to reflect on new learning in light of their own practice. 

In this course, the emphasis is on advanced physiology and pathophysiological changes in body function that lead to disorder and disease. The focus is on organ systems and particular alterations in physiological processes underlying common diseases across the lifespan. Prevalent clinical symptoms will be discussed, etiologies, diagnosis and treatment therein. In the course,  various teaching methods will be used with an emphasis on active participation of students and the transfer of their knowledge to clinical situations.

The course provides an overview and deeper understanding of the nursing care of patients with kidney disease. Emphasis is placed on the specialized role of nurses in the diagnostic and treatment process of patients, including symptomatic treatment (including fatigue, anxiety, ischemia and urea toxicity, treatment of metabolic acidosis and lipid disorders), self-care, quality of life, education, client-centered nursing and support and collaboration with patients and relatives. Teamwork in the outpatient department will be implemented. Clinical guidelines, the latest research and evidence-based approaches to nursing care of kidney patients are reviewed, in addition to discussing the symptoms of chronic diseases, along with ethical issues related to diagnosis, treatment and decision-making.

The course lays the foundation for clinical, theoretical and reflective skills that are useful in specialized nursing of patients with kidney diseases and in the development of nursing in this field. Teaching is based on a mixed approach where the latest research and clinical guidelines are linked to examples from clinical practice. Lectures, discussions, reflection and projects are used.

The aim of this course is to enhance the students‘ skills in applying knowledge to their nursing practice. The spotlights is obtaining literature from databases and literature assessment. Evidence-based practice is introduced such as use of clinical guidelines and best practice guidelines. The main focus is on practicing methods for searching for and assessing scientific material as well as developing good text.

The course provides an overview and a deeper understanding of acute and chronic kidney diseases, their risk factors, comorbidities, and treatment, as well as physical assessment related to kidney dysfunction. In addition, fluid and electrolyte imbalances related to kidney dysfunction require observation and treatment through peritoneal and hemodialysis. It discusses the prevention and management of disease progression, as well as specialized pharmacology related to kidney dysfunction. The special nutritional needs of patients with kidney diseases will be addressed.

The course lays the foundation for clinical, theoretical, and reflective skills that are useful in specialized nursing care for patients with kidney diseases and in the development of nursing practice in this field.

The course is taught using a blended approach (on site and distant learning), incorporating lectures, discussions, reflection, and projects.

The objective of the course is for nurses to know and understand drugs activity in order to enable administration of drugs and complex medications to patients in a safe and responsible manner.

The course introduces activity, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, indications and contraindications to cardiovascular drugs, antibiotics, gastrointestinal drugs, endocrine drugs, hormonal drugs, neuropathic drugs, painkillers and respiratory drugs, with lectures and discussion sessions. Emphasis is placed on solving complex clinical examples in in-hospital and out-of-hospital patient care where knowledge of efficacy, adverse, intermediate, and drug-drug interactions.

The course is for registered nurses enrolled in the MS program at Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Iceland.

The teachers are pharmacists, specialists and specialists in nursing.

The focus of the course is palliative and end of life care with the main emphasis on quality of life for patients and their families, end of life care that contributes to a positive experience and a good death. The course will highlight key palliative care issues both as a philosophy and practical intervention. The course will cover key symptoms assessment and management, psychosocial support for patients and their families, communication, ethical issues and grief and bereavement issues. The course will also highlight the applicability of palliative care for different patients groups.  The way palliative care is delivered as integrated care in a modern health care system will be emphasized.  Much focus will be on the clinical relevance of the learning material and students will be encouraged to reflect on new learning in light of their own practice. 

In this course, the emphasis is on advanced physiology and pathophysiological changes in body function that lead to disorder and disease. The focus is on organ systems and particular alterations in physiological processes underlying common diseases across the lifespan. Prevalent clinical symptoms will be discussed, etiologies, diagnosis and treatment therein. In the course,  various teaching methods will be used with an emphasis on active participation of students and the transfer of their knowledge to clinical situations.

The course provides an overview and deeper understanding of the nursing care of patients with kidney disease. Emphasis is placed on the specialized role of nurses in the diagnostic and treatment process of patients, including symptomatic treatment (including fatigue, anxiety, ischemia and urea toxicity, treatment of metabolic acidosis and lipid disorders), self-care, quality of life, education, client-centered nursing and support and collaboration with patients and relatives. Teamwork in the outpatient department will be implemented. Clinical guidelines, the latest research and evidence-based approaches to nursing care of kidney patients are reviewed, in addition to discussing the symptoms of chronic diseases, along with ethical issues related to diagnosis, treatment and decision-making.

The course lays the foundation for clinical, theoretical and reflective skills that are useful in specialized nursing of patients with kidney diseases and in the development of nursing in this field. Teaching is based on a mixed approach where the latest research and clinical guidelines are linked to examples from clinical practice. Lectures, discussions, reflection and projects are used.