Emilie Gripewall

Emilie Gripewall is a researcher affiliated with the Faculty of Education and Welfare Studies at Åbo Akademi University. Her work focuses on nursing practices within intensive care settings, particularly related to organ donation processes. She has contributed to studies on nurses' knowledge, attitudes, and experiences concerning Donation After Circulatory Death (DCD) and the organ donor process in Sweden.

Research Interests: Gripewall's research spans areas such as critical care nursing, organ transplantation ethics, and national healthcare implementation. Her studies aim to improve nursing protocols during organ donor procedures through qualitative analysis and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Recent Publications: Over the past three years, she has published two peer-reviewed articles analyzing Swedish intensive care nurses' perspectives on DCD and organ donor care processes, with a focus on educational gaps and systemic challenges ahead of national implementations.