Background and experience
Line Veronica Pedersen is Programme Coordinator for the Bachelor's Programme in Nursing at the University of Agder (UiA) in Grimstad and a university lecturer at the Department of Health and Nursing Sciences. She is a registered nurse and intensive care nurse with extensive clinical experience from respiratory medicine, emergency care and intensive care.
Pedersen has experience as a clinical development nurse and assistant ward manager and has supervised both nursing students and intensive care nursing students during clinical placements. She also works as an intensive care nurse at Sørlandet Hospital in Arendal. This provides close contact with the clinical environment in acute and critical care and contributes to connecting teaching at UiA with clinical practice.
She holds a master's degree in specialised nursing – intensive care from UiA and further education as a clinical specialist in nursing. She has also completed university teaching and learning and studies in supervision pedagogy.
Areas of responsibility
As Programme Coordinator, Pedersen has overall responsibilities related to the Bachelor's Programme in Nursing in Grimstad. Through previous roles as course coordinator and coordinator for the second year of the programme, she has developed in-depth knowledge of the programme as a whole, students' progression through their studies and the connections between courses and years of study.
A key area of professional interest is the development of educational quality and teaching methods that create strong connections between theory, practical skills, clinical placements and assessment. She also has experience in student follow-up and supervision.
Teaching
Pedersen teaches key areas of the Bachelor's Programme in Nursing and is responsible for courses in anatomy, physiology and biochemistry, as well as clinical skills and procedures. She also teaches nursing related to different medical conditions and supervises bachelor's projects.
She has academic responsibility for theoretical and practical teaching in first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and works as a facilitator in practical skills training and medical simulation scenarios.
Pedersen has a particular interest in student-active and experiential learning. Her educational development work includes student-active approaches to teaching anatomy, physiology and biochemistry, the organisation of practical first-aid training and the implementation of Norwegian Resuscitation Council (NRR) certification. She has also participated in the piloting and implementation of VR and SKUV in teaching designed to prepare students for clinical placements.
Research
Pedersen's academic interests are particularly related to nursing, intensive care nursing, acute and critically ill patients, clinical skills and the development of nursing education.
Through her combination of teaching and clinical work, she has a particular interest in strengthening the connection between theory and practice in nursing education. Student-active learning, simulation, practical skills and experiential learning are central to her academic and educational development work.