About
I am an Associate Professor of Nursing at OsloMet and an oncology nurse with a PhD from the University of Bergen. I research end-of-life care at home, focusing on patient dignity, the role of family caregivers, the sense of home, and ethical dilemmas surrounding death. I also study reflective practice in nursing education, women’s health, and digital nurse–patient communication.
I lead and contribute to several national and international projects, including work on digital communication services, reflection in education, and ethical challenges in home-based palliative care, primarily for older adults. I collaborate with partners in the Netherlands, Scotland, Singapore, and the United States, and I contribute through peer review, curriculum development, editorial board service, and inter-university partnerships. I teach at bachelor’s, master’s, and PhD levels in palliative care, pain, dignity, and public health, and I supervise master’s and PhD candidates.
Through research, teaching, and collaboration with municipal health services, I aim to develop evidence-based, person-centred, and sustainable services in municipal palliative care, so that more people can live and die at home, with dignity.
Field of study
Aging Nursing Next of kin Dignity Oncology Palliative care
Research groups
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Tarberg, Anett Skorpen; Brenne, Bodil Aarmo; Jeppestøl, Kristin; Søvde, Bente Egge;
Staats, Katrine
(2026).
Unclear boundaries: Family caregivers’ invisible role in home-based palliative care in Norway: an exploratory analysis of secondary data from two previous studies.
International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances (IJNS Advances).
Vol. 10.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnsa.2026.100559
Staats, Katrine
;
Nordhaug, Marita
; Willasen, Elin Thove;
Hansen, Inga-Linn Nordby
(2026).
Learning Through Reflection in Nursing Education: Perspectives of Nursing Students.
Sage Open Nursing.
Vol. 12.
https://doi.org/https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/1
Nordhaug, Marita
;
Jerpseth, Heidi
;
Staats, Katrine
(2026).
European nurses' attitudes towards assisted death: A scoping review.
Nursing Ethics.
https://doi.org/10.1177/09697330251403140
Staats, Katrine
; Jiang, Ying; Wu, Xi Vivien;
Grov, Ellen Karine
; Torstveit, Ann-Helen
(2026).
Digital communication services facilitating nurse–patient dialog for home dwelling older adults: A scoping review.
International Journal of Nursing Studies.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2026.105340
Staats, Katrine
;
Svendsen, Sandra Jahr
;
Lockertsen, Veronica
(2026).
General practitioners’ relational familiarity with home-dwelling patients in the palliative phase: Basis – or bias – for individualised care.
Palliative Care & Social Practice.
Vol. 20.
https://doi.org/10.1177/26323524261426398
Svendsen, Sandra Jahr
;
Grov, Ellen Karine
;
Staats, Katrine
(2025).
Home care nurses’ ethical compass in palliative decision-making processes.
Geriatric Nursing.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2025.103561
Staats, Katrine
;
Svendsen, Sandra Jahr
;
Lockertsen, Veronica
(2025).
Navigating toward acceptance of death: Home-dwelling patients in the palliative phase.
BMC Palliative Care.
Vol. 24.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-025-01707-4
Svendsen, Sandra Jahr
;
Grov, Ellen Karine
;
Staats, Katrine
(2024).
Patients’ experiences with shared decision-making in home-based palliative care – navigation through major life decisions.
BMC Palliative Care.
Vol. 23.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-024-01434-2
Staats, Katrine
; Jeppestøl, Kristin; Søvde, Bente Egge; Brenne, Bodil Aarmo; Tarberg, Anett Skorpen
(2024).
End-of-life care at home: Dignity of family caregivers.
Nursing Ethics.
https://doi.org/10.1177/09697330241241773
Brenne, Kathrine;
Staats, Katrine
(2024).
Nurses’ views on supporting young adults with terminally ill parents in Norwegian hospitals.
Nordisk sygeplejeforskning.
Vol. 14.
https://doi.org/10.18261/nsf.14.4.1
