Maria Schubert

Maria Schubert is a Professor of Acute Critical Care at the School of Health Sciences, ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland. She co-leads the Research and Development department and the MSc in Nursing program at the Institute of Nursing. Her work focuses on Delirium Management, Advanced Nursing Practice, and Outcome Research including nursing work environment quality, patient safety, and evidence-based nursing.

Research Trends across her 15 most recent publications (2024–2019) reveal a consistent emphasis on:

• Delirium prevention, subtypes, and risk factors in acute and critical care
• Development and validation of palliative outcome scales for dementia patients
• Implementation of nursing interventions to reduce readmissions and improve safety
• Impact of social robots and digital health innovations in Swiss healthcare
• Global analysis of missed nursing care and rationing in acute settings

Scientific Awards include:

• Tom Kierans International Postdoctoral Fellow (University of Toronto)
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Department Public Health, Nursing Science (University of Basel)