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Helga Bragadóttir, RN, PhD, FAAN, is Dean, Professor and Chair Nursing Administration, at the University of Iceland Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery.
Dr. Bragadóttir has served as Dean since 2022 with previous experience as vice-dean, as well as having extensive experience as chair of the graduate program at the Faculty. Her main teaching area is nursing administration and leadership in health care, where she has led the development and coordination of courses and programs nationally and internationally.
Dr. Bragadóttir has been active in international research and development projects as well as teaching and is with Dr. Teddie Potter Professor at the University of Minnesota a pioneer in collaborative on-line international learning (COIL) in health sciences.
Her area of research is work and work environment of nurses, safety and quality of care and use of technology in health care.
In the past decades she has led studies on the work of nurses in acute care, missed nursing care and nursing teamwork in close collaboration with Dr. Beatrice J. Kalisch and other scholars internationally.
Her publications are on quality of care, nurses’ work, staff and patient satisfaction and COIL.
She holds a joint position at Landspítali University Hospital where she primarily works with nurse administrators and leaders on the development of nursing services, safety, and quality improvements.
Dr. Bragadóttir has served on several committees and boards within nursing and health care, such as ethics committees, national working groups for Icelandic authorities and organizational committees and teams.
FINE Executive Board members: 2024-2026
Dear FINE members.
I have decided to run for place as a board member of the FINE executive board for 2024-2026. My contribution to the work of FINE is based on my education and experience as a nurse scholar from reputable nursing programs rated among the best internationally. Since 2022 I have served as dean at the University of Iceland Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, with previous extensive experience as professor, vice-dean, and chair of the graduate program. Besides being a full-time professor and dean, I hold a joint position at the Landspítali University Hospital in Iceland as chair of nursing administration. I have served on several committees and boards within nursing and health care nationally and internationally. I earned my BS in nursing from the University of Iceland in 1986, my MS in nursing in 1997 and my PhD in nursing in 2004 from the University of Iowa. During my career, whether serving in the role of clinician or administrator, I have always been involved in teaching and academia and participated in and led curricula revisions. Besides teaching at universities in Iceland and the US, I have experience of course coordination, teaching and consultancy in European nursing programs. In partnership with the University of Minnesota, I developed graduate courses in nursing administration and leadership, which have been run successfully each year since 2014. These include both collaborative online international learning (COIL) courses as well as an on-site international course at the University of Iceland.
Facing the current and future challenges of nursing and health care in Europe and internationally, I find myself obliged to contribute to the work of FINE in the next couple of years.
With humility and respect,
Helga Bragadóttir, RN, PhD, FAAN, Professor and Dean.
