Marit Berg

• Gardulf, Ann; Berg, Marit; Nakrem, Sigrid & Martinsen, Randi Elisabeth (2023). Norwegian Nursing Students' Self-Reported Competence Related to Fortcoming Work as Nursing During the COVID-19 Pandemic - a Cross Sectional Study. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Berg, Marit & Bergseteren, Laila (2022). Aktivitetsskjerm gir eldre med demens bedre livskvalitet. Tidsskriftet sykepleien. ISSN 0806-7511. doi: 10.4220/Sykepleiens.2022.89860. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Berg, Marit & Tanaka, Mika (2019). Public health nurse i Japan: en modell for Norge. Tidsskriftet sykepleien. ISSN 0806-7511. doi: 10.4220/Sykepleiens.2019.78070. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Berg, Marit; Olsen, Kirsten; Solberg, Nina & Scheide, Marit (2015). MINDRE STRESS MED MINDFULNESS. Tidsskriftet sykepleien. ISSN 0806-7511. doi: 10.4220/Sykepleiens.2015.54966. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Martinsen, Randi; Berg, Marit; Nakrem, Sigrid & Gardulf, Ann (2025). Nursing Education in Crisis: Exploring Norwegian Students’ Competence and Learning Disruptions Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic. Universitet i Innlandet / University of Inland Norway. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Background: The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted nursing education in Norway, transitioning theoretical education to digital platforms and adversely impacting clinical placements. Aims: To investigate bachelor nursing students’ self-reported competence at graduation, perceived impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their educational situation regarding and perceived overall concern that the educational situation during the pandemic had not given sufficient competence to start working as a nurse. Additionally, the study aimed to investigate how these results were associated with students’ demographic, educational background, and work experience data, and to examine whether self-reported competences were correlated with the overall concern that the educational situation had not given sufficient competence to start work as a nurse. Method: The validated 35-item Nurse Professional Competence Scale Short Form, covering six competence areas (CAs), was used alongside demographic and background questions. Findings: Students reported the highest competence in ‘Value-based Nursing Care’ (mean 84.3/100) and ‘Nursing Care’ (mean 81.4). The students reported the lowest competence in ‘Development, Leadership, and Organization of Nursing Care’ (mean 70.6) and ‘Care Pedagogics’ (mean 74.4). Over 30% of the students reported that their competence in managing drugs, handling technical equipment, and educating patients was negatively impacted by the pandemic. Additionally, 40.6% expressed high concern about being inadequately prepared to start working as nurses. Younger students reported significantly lower competence in the three CAs ‘Value-based Nursing Care’, ‘Care Pedagogics’ and Development, Leadership and Organization of Nursing Care’. They also expressed greater overall concern regarding their readiness to transition into professional nursing roles. Conclusion: The findings of this study provide valuable insights into the self-reported competence at graduation of Norwegian nursing students during a global crisis, addressing an important gap in the literature. The results highlight both the resilience of nursing students and the importance of identifying vulnerable student groups, such as younger nursing students, early to provide targeted support and enhance their readiness to begin working as nurses. The study emphasizes the need for universities to re-evaluate and potentially redesign educational frameworks to ensure that nursing students continue gaining competence during crisis. This study serves as a foundation for future research and policy development aimed at fostering innovative approaches to education and preparing nursing students to meet clinical challenges in both ordinary and extraordinary circumstances.

• Berg, Marit (2021). Lærings og refleksjonskort prosjekt. 2008-2009. Høgskolen i Innlandet. ISSN 9788283802924. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Berg, Marit & Kvigne, Kari Johanne (2021). Palliativ enhet eller palliative plasser ved sykehjem i Stange kommune. Universitetet i Innlandet. ISSN 9788283802931. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Abstract: Hedmark University, Department of Health and Sports Sciences, Department of Nursing, has, on behalf of Stange Municipality, prepared the present report on the organization of palliative care in the municipality. The report addresses what palliative care is, the advantages and disadvantages of palliative beds in the ordinary nursing home ward and its own palliative care unit and finances related to the various alternatives. Palliative care is active treatment, nursing and care for patients with incurable disease. Relief of the patient's physical pain and other troublesome symptoms, regardless of diagnosis / illness, is the key. The goal isthe best possible quality of life forthe patient and the relatives. This meansthat the patient and relatives are met and understood in relation to theirsituation with incurable disease in the family. In order to succeed with palliative care in the municipality, the competence of the staff and interdisciplinary collaboration is required ‐ and collaboration with the specialist health service at Sykehuset Innlandet HF. There is experience from other municipalities in Norway with both palliative units in nursing homes and palliative beds in existing nursing home wards. Some have gone even “further” and established an intermediate (1 ½‐line) ward in a nursing home, and some have established a hospice unit. These experiences, provided that the population in the municipality is greater than 10 ‐ 15 000 inhabitants, indicate that the palliative care unit has more advantages than palliative care beds in the existing nursing home ward. The treatment offered in palliative care units is expensive in relation to the operation of ordinary nursing home wards, but cheap in relation to treatment in hospitals (Garåsen et al., 2003). In line with the proposalsfrom the reasent Minister of Health Bjarne Håkon Hansen recently, it isreasonable to assume that the municipality will thus have an expanded responsibility in relation to the patient groups with a need for palliation in the future. The challenge is to decide in which way Stange municipality will solve this: Palliaitv unit or palliative beds in nursing homes? What skills are needed to handle the challenges? What financial consequences does the realization and operation of the measure chosen have?

• Berg, Marit; Arai, Toko & Øverby, Anders (2021). Rapport utvekslingsprosjekt Japan 2016-2019. Universitetet i Innlandet. ISSN 9788283802917. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Abstract: In the spring of 2016, planning began for an exchange of the nursing student between Kitasato University in Sagamihara, Japan and Innlandet University College, Norway. Funds were applied for and the planning of the first trip to Japan began. Five pieces from Norway went to Japan in June 2017. We were there for 14 days. The conclusions of the stay were that it could be a good exchange practice for students, both from Japan to Norway and vice versa. This report shows our path from the planning began in 2016 to the exchange stay in 2019. Both exchange of students and collaboration through research and professional development between Inland University College and Kitasato University was a fact.

• Berg, Marit & Bergersen, Emily (2021). Rapport fra Japan 2017. Universitetet i Innlandet. ISSN 9788283802900. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  I juni 2017 reiste en fasilitator, to høgskolelektorer og to 4. semester sykepleiestudenter til Kitasato universitetet i Sagamihara, Japan, for å utrede mulighet for utveksling av norske sykepleiestudenter til Japan og japanske sykepleiestudenter til Norge. Vi fikk mulighet til å se hvordan japansk helsevesen var organisert gjennom å besøke flere fasiliteter rundt universitetet. Vi fikk være med på undervisning av sykepleiestudenter. Konklusjonen fra oppholdet var at dette kunne bli et utvekslingsopplegg. Vi hadde oppnådd et godt samarbeid. Spesielt fokuset på public health nursing i Japan er interresant for norske studenter.

• Berg, Marit; Klein, Alexandra; Myromslien, Frøydis; Sandsdalen, Tuva & Stensvehagen, Marianne Torp (2009). Nytilsatt ved Høgskolen i Hedmark: Hva gjør vi nå? Høgskolen i Hedmark. ISSN 9788276717310. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  På bakgrunn av en felles oppfattelse av at Høgskolen i Hedmark mangler et godt system til å sikre opplæring, veiledning og oppfølging av nytilsatte ? med spesielt fokus på det pedagogiske området ? har vi undersøkt høgskolens muligheter for bedre å kunne tilrettelegge dette. Følgende problemstilling ble utformet: Hvordan kan Høgskolen i Hedmark legge til rette for at nytilsatte blir kjent med sin pedagogiske funksjon og sitt pedagogiske ansvar? I denne forbindelse ble det sett på eksisterende introduksjonstiltak ved Institutt for Lærerutdanning og Naturfag (LUNA) og ved Institutt for Sykepleie Avdeling Helse og Idrett (HI) samt foretatt en spørreundersøkelse blant 15 nytilsatte ? som til sammen representerer 6 forskjellige institutter ved LUNA og HI. Undersøkelsens resultat viste at det er svært ulik praksis ved høgskolen når det gjelder introduksjonstiltak og at de fleste lærere mener at god oppfølging i nytilsattperioden er viktig. I forkant av undersøkelsen ble det utarbeidet en liste over ulike pedagogiske tiltak til mulig nytte for nytilsatte undervisere. Reaksjonen fra et flertall av respondentene var, at samtlige tiltak ville hatt stor eller meget stor betydning. På bakgrunn av dette materialet ble det utarbeidet et forslag til et nytilsattprogram med tiltak som forhåpentlig både kan bidra til en kvalitetssikring av den enkeltes undervisning og til at den nytilsatte skal bli kjent med sin pedagogiske funksjon og sitt pedagogiske ansvar. Based on the assumption that Hedmark University College lacks a good system to assure training, supervision and follow-up of the new-employed teachers ? with particular emphasis on the educational area ? we have examined the institution?s opportunities to better adapt this. The following question was formulated: How can Hedmark University College lay the groundwork to help the new-employed teacher getting familiar with his or hers educational function and educational responsibilities? For that reason, the existing introduction material of measures by the Department of Education and Science (LUNA) and at the Department of Nursing Department of Health and Sport (HI) was examined and a survey conducted among 15 new employees ? representing 6 different departments at LUNA and HI all together. The survey results both showed a high variety in practice at the college when it comes to introducing measures and that most newemployed teachers believed that a good follow-up in the new-employee period is important. A list of various educational measures to the possible benefit of new-employed teachers was prepared in advance of the survey. A majority of the respondents agreed that all suggested measures would have been of great or the greatest significance. On the basis of this material a proposal for a new employee program with measures was prepared. Measures, which will hopefully both contribute to the quality assurance of the performance of every single teacher and that new-employed teachers will become familiar with their educational function and educational responsibilities.

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