Cathrine Fjelltun

Cathrine Fjelltun serves as a Senior Lecturer in Nursing at UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø campus, with a combined clinical position at the Heart and Lung Clinic of UNN (University Hospital of North Norway). Her academic work focuses on undergraduate nursing education within the Bachelor of Nursing program.

Her research interests center on healthcare simulation methodologies, with particular expertise in sepsis education, respiratory care, and systematic clinical examination techniques. Dr. Fjelltun has conducted qualitative studies examining nursing students' experiences with theoretical and simulation-based learning approaches.

Her recent publications reveal a strong focus on interprofessional education and simulation-based training effectiveness. Both 2024 publications address collaborative learning models - one examining nurse-paramedic student interactions in first aid training, and another analyzing teacher-practice supervisor partnerships in enhancing clinical learning outcomes.

She actively participates in the Research Group for Health Professional Education and contributes to the interprofessional simulation project focused on patient perspective learning. Her teaching methodology emphasizes student-active learning approaches and extensive use of the clinical learning center's simulation facilities.