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Ásta Steinunn Thoroddsen - Professor Emerita
–
School of Health Sciences
Ásta Steinunn Thoroddsen
Íslenska
Professor Emerita
Location
Eirberg
Phone
525 - 4981
Email
astat [at] hi.is
Unit
Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery
Website
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2360-6932
ORCID site
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2360-6932
Research portal – Ásta Steinunn Thoroddsen
Collaboration
,
,
of Health, Workgroup
,
Directorate of Health, Workgroup on Nursing Documentation
,
Directorate of Health,
Informatics
,
Landspitali University Hospital,
,
Landspitali University Hospital,
& Bonnie Westra,
,
Bonnie Westra, School
,
Bonnie Westra, School
Örebro Universitet, Örebro,
,
Margareta Ehnfors, Örebro Universitet, Örebro, Sweden;
,
Margareta Ehnfors, Örebro
Education
2010
,
PhD
,
PhD Örebro University, Sweden
,
PhD
1989
,
M.Sc
,
University of Rochester
,
1979
,
B.Sc.
,
University of Iceland, Reykjavik - Department of Nursing; B.Sc. in Nursing
,
University of Iceland,
1973
,
úr
,
,
Professional Experience
-
,
,
-
,
,
-
,
Professor,
Faculty of Nursing
-
,
CURRENT POSITIONS: ACADEMIC,
ADJUNCT AND SECONDARY
-
,
Associate Professor in Nursing; University of Iceland,
Faculty of Nursing
-
,
Interdisciplinary Health Informatics Program,
University of Iceland Chairman of Steering Committee. Since
-
,
Adjunct Faculty,
School of Nursing University of Minnesota
-
,
OTHER TEACHING AND FACULTY POSITIONS,
OTHER TEACHING AND FACULTY POSITIONS
-
,
SECONDARY POSITIONS,
SECONDARY POSITIONS
-
,
NURSING POSITIONS,
NURSING POSITIONS
1990 -
2003,
Assistant Professor in Nursing,
(Adult Nursing); University of Iceland Faculty of Nursing. Since
2000 -
2003,
Nursing Informatics,
Academic Chair at Landspitali University Hospital joint position since
1999 -
2003,
Consulta,
Consulta
1982 -
2002,
Various lectures and courses for nursing students and nurses in diploma nursing schools,
post-basic education in nursing academic nursing programs hospitals
1989 -
1998,
Clinical Nurse Specialist,
City Hospital Reykjavík
1989 -
1998,
Nursing Information System Implementation and Development,
Project Coordinator. Landspitali University Hospital Reykjavik Iceland since Jan
1993 -
1997,
Consultant in Wound Care in Home Care,
Consultant in Wound Care in Home Care
1986 -
1987,
Assistant Professor in Nursing (Medical-Surgical Nursing); University of Iceland,
Department of Nursing
1984 -
1986,
Clinical Instructor in Nursing (Medical-Surgical Nursing); University of Iceland,
Department of Nursing
1983 -
1984,
Assistant Head Nurse,
Medical Unit; The University Hospital in Reykjavik
1981 -
1983,
Instructor and organizer in in-service education; continuing education for nursing personnel; The University Hospital in Reykjavik,
Instructor and organizer in in-service education; continuing education for nursing personnel; The University Hospital in Reykjavik
198 -
1982,
The Nursing School of Iceland,
Diploma; Medical Nursing Courses
1980 -
1981,
Staff Nurse,
Medical Unit; The University Hospital in Reykjavik. Staff Nurse Surgical Unit; The University Hospital in Reykjavik
1979 -
1979,
Community Health Nurse,
Husavik Health Care Center (Rural area
Published works
2023
Developing and testing inter-rater reliability of a data collection tool for patient health records on end-of-life care of neurological patients in an acute hospital ward
Nursing Open
2022
Description of COVID-19 patients and mapping nursing data to ICNP 2021 reference set in SNOMED CT
International Nursing Review
2021
The prevalence and characteristics of yoga or meditation users in Iceland
Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice
2020
Impact of technology-based patient education on modifiable cardiovascular risk factors of people with coronary heart disease
Patient Education and Counseling
2019
Sýkingar í kjölfar skurðaðgerða vegna krabbameins í ristli og endaþarmi
Tímarit hjúkrunarfræðinga
2016
National eHealth implementation
2015
Dashboards for risk assessments to improve patient safety and quality of care
Stakar lyfjagjafir hjúkrunarfræðinga án skriflegra fyrirmæla lækna: Lýsandi rannsókn
Tímarit hjúkrunarfræðinga
2014
From capturing nursing knowledge to retrieval of data from a data warehouse
2013
Accuracy, completeness and comprehensiveness of information on pressure ulcers recorded in the patient record
Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences
2012
A survey of nursing documentation, terminologies and standards in European countries
2011
Accuracy in documentation of pressure ulcers in patient records
Eru hjúkrunargreiningar nægilega lýsandi?
Tímarit hjúkrunarfræðinga
Þrýstingssár á Landspítala : algengi, áhættumat og forvarnir
Tímarit hjúkrunarfræðinga
The importance of transparency of nursing diagnoses
Content and completeness of care plans after implementation of standardized nursing terminologies and computerized records
CIN - Computers Informatics Nursing
2010
Chronic leg ulcers among the Icelandic population
Journal of Wound Management - EWMA
The Development and Implementation of the EHR in Iceland
Nursing specialty knowledge as expressed by standardized nursing languages
International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications
2009
Models, standards and structures of nursing documentation in European countries
2008
Aðgangur öryrkja og annarra þegna a eigin heilbrigisupplýsingum og þjónustu á netinu
Laeknabladid
Einstaklingurinn og upplýsingasamfélagið : aðgengi að eigin heilbrigðisupplýsingum
Tímarit hjúkrunarfræðinga
2007
Putting policy into practice
Journal of Clinical Nursing
Útkomumiðuð upplýsingaskrá á bráðadeildum : tengsl gagna við útkomur og matsvísa úr NOC-flokkunarkerfinu
Tímarit hjúkrunarfræðinga
2006
Clinical informatics for quality of care and patient safety, The Icelandic garden
Frá gögnum til þekkingar: Samspil klínískrar ákvarðanatöku og upplýsingatækni í hjúkrun
Staða hjúkrunarskráningar á Landspítala - háskólasjúkrahúsi. Mat á árangri átaks til bættrar skráningar
2005
Applicability of the Nursing Interventions Classification to describe nursing
Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences
2004
Translation and validation of the Nursing Outcomes Classification labels and definitions for acute care nursing in Iceland
Journal of Advanced Nursing
2002
Nursing diagnosis taxonomy across the Atlantic Ocean
Journal of Advanced Nursing
Samræmt fagmál í hjúkrun: Notkun hjúkrunargreininga í klínísku starfi
Tímarit hjúkrunarfræðinga
2001
Applicability of the Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) after translation to another culture and language
2000
Linking hands online
Reflections on nursing leadership / Sigma Theta Tau International, Honor Society of Nursing
1999
Pressure sore prevalence
Journal of Clinical Nursing
Primary health care and ICNP
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
1998
Þrýstingssár - einkenni og meðferð
Tímarit hjúkrunarfræðinga
1997
ICNP from a clinical nursing point of view
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Inngangur
Nursing diagnoses in Iceland: Content and documentation
1994
Starfsánægja íslenskra hjúkrunarfræðinga
Tímarit hjúkrunarfræðinga
Job Satisfaction of Icelandic Nurses
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Health Informatics
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