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Kim Verhaegh is a Lecturer in Nursing Leadership at Leiden University of Applied Sciences and Alrijne Healthcare Group since 2020. Her work bridges academic research and practical healthcare applications, focusing on professionalizing the nursing field to enhance nurses' autonomy and agency while integrating sustainability principles into healthcare practice.
Her research interests include:
- Nursing Leadership and professional identity development
- Sustainability and climate adaptation in healthcare
- Circular collaboration models in nursing practice
- Patient transitions of care
- Healthcare innovation led by nurses
Professor Verhaegh leads the Nursing Leadership research group, which investigates how nurses can develop leadership skills to gain greater control over nursing care. Her recent publications focus on sustainability in healthcare, including the intersection of infection prevention and environmental responsibility, palliative care preparation, and building resilient nursing networks. Her work demonstrates a consistent trend toward integrating planetary health considerations into nursing practice, recognizing healthcare's dual responsibility to patients and the environment.
As an educator, Professor Verhaegh creates learning communities where nursing students develop professional knowledge, clinical reasoning abilities, and leadership skills through practical field experience. She emphasizes student-driven learning processes and cross-pollination of ideas across healthcare settings.
Professor Verhaegh's background uniquely combines nursing expertise with cultural anthropology, providing her with a holistic perspective on patient care. She completed her PhD in 2019 with the dissertation 'Sailing Home: A Better Journey for Patients Through Transitions of Care' at Amsterdam UMC, following studies in Cultural Anthropology at Utrecht University.
