Bente Haug

Bente Haug serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health and Caring Sciences at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL). Her academic responsibilities center on advanced nursing education with a focus on acute, chronic, and critical care domains.

Her research interests derive directly from teaching commitments, emphasizing Critical Care Nursing, Medical-Surgical Nursing, and management of comorbid disease states. Key specializations include acute health crisis intervention, pharmacological-pathological correlations, and healthcare collaboration across municipal and institutional levels.

Haug's teaching portfolio demonstrates deep engagement with clinical nursing education, particularly in high-acuity patient scenarios and interdisciplinary care coordination. Her course development reflects contemporary demands in nursing practice through structured progression from foundational sciences to complex clinical application.

Professional activities include subject leadership for SYKH140 (Pathology and Pharmacology) and extensive instruction in medical-surgical nursing sequences. Her educational approach integrates theoretical knowledge with municipal health service practice through supervised clinical studies.