Institute of Nursing Science and Practice
Director // Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Jürgen Osterbrink
Our Areas of Focus
- Nursing and Healthcare Research based on practical and scientific nursing approaches, both within our institution and in collaboration with external partners: we conduct interprofessional national and international research projects focusing on selected key areas
- Establishment of university-supported clinical nursing expertise through a comprehensive range of study programs and the creation of Nursing Development Centers (NDC), which provide scientific support to professional nursing practices in partner institutions.
- Co-development of nursing education concepts in the tertiary education sector (practice-oriented training programs).
- Serving as a WHO collaborating centre with a focus on patient safety (whocc.pmu.ac.at).
- Collaboration with the Center for Public Healthand Healthcare Research with a focus on primary care: together with the Institute for General-, Family- und Preventive Medicine and the Institute for Pharmacy of the Paracelsus Medical Private University, our institute engages in both fundamental and applied research on public health, healthcare and primary care.