Anita Nilsen

Anita Nilsen is an Assistant Professor in Nursing at Molde University College, affiliated with the Faculty of Health Sciences and Social Care. She holds a Master's degree in health and social sciences, specialized education as an Intensive Care Unit Nurse, and is permanently employed since 2013. Since 2021, she has pursued a PhD focusing on COVID-19 in nursing homes. Her teaching spans all three years of the nursing bachelor's program, emphasizing care for acutely, critically, and chronically ill patients. She previously served as head of study for the 2nd year of the nursing program from 2019 to 2021.

Her research investigates pandemic responses in long-term care facilities, including clinical manifestations of infectious diseases, healthcare provider experiences, and family perspectives. She collaborates with the Nursing research and professional development group. Key publications address qualitative and systematic reviews of nursing home pandemic management.

Education background includes university pedagogy training and clinical experience in emergency departments and intensive care units in Oslo and Molde. No grants or awards are explicitly listed, though her work contributes to critical public health discourse.