Berit Støre Brinchmann

Berit Støre Brinchmann is a Professor at Nord University (50%) and a researcher at Nordland Hospital Trust’s Regional Center for Eating Disorders (50%). She specializes in Nursing Ethics, Health Care Ethics, and Qualitative Research Methods. She holds a leadership role in the Norwegian Board of Ethics for Nurses and participates in the ICN Code of Ethics steering group. Her teaching spans undergraduate to PhD levels in ethics and qualitative methodologies. Research focuses on ethical challenges in healthcare, eating disorders, and user involvement in research. She has published extensively on topics like ethical dilemmas in intensive care, family dynamics in eating disorder contexts, and digital tools for ethical reflection in nursing. Her work emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration and the integration of technology in ethical decision-making frameworks.

Recent studies include investigations into barriers to care for tracheostomy patients and the implementation of nudging strategies in sickness absence clinics. Her contributions bridge theoretical ethics with practical clinical applications, particularly in critical care and long-term care settings. She collaborates with institutions on projects like the NSAC Nudge Study and has explored the ethical dimensions of interprofessional care for ICU patients’ families.

Her advisory roles and research outputs highlight a commitment to improving ethical practices through both academic inquiry and real-world healthcare system integration. She has co-authored over 100 peer-reviewed articles, with a focus on qualitative methodologies like grounded theory and phenomenological analysis.