About
Peter Forde Hougaard is a pediatric nurse specialist, Associate Professor at OsloMet, and Senior Researcher at Oslo University Hospital. He holds a PhD from the Centre for the Study of Professions (SPS) and conducts research on professional collaboration, leadership, education, and children's experiences in healthcare—particularly pain assessment and treatment.
Peter leads the research group Learning and Collaboration at OsloMet and is a project member of the Scandinavian Interreg project More Home Dialysis. He has extensive experience in teaching and supervising students at the bachelor’s, master’s, and PhD levels, and has served as Head of studies in the nursing education program since June 2024.
Research groups
Research projects
Ongoing research projects
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Culture and leadership in the learning environment
The project explores how culture and leadership shape the learning environment for nursing students in specialist health services, aiming to develop a model for best practice.
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Motivation in health professional education
The project explores what motivates students to start and complete health professional education at OsloMet and how motivation can be strengthened throughout their studies.
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On campus education in health professional programmes
The project explores learning, teaching, and epistemological perspectives in health professional education, with a particular focus on nursing and what unfolds on campus.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Nygaard-Andersen, Beate
;
Torbjørnsen, Astrid
;
Hougaard, Peter Forde
; Leonardsen, Ann-Chatrin Linqvist;
Wolf, Axel
; Finderup, Jeanette
(2025).
Home-Based Dialysis and Person-Centered Care: A Scoping Review.
Nephron.
https://doi.org/10.1159/000544699
Østberg, Marthe Karolina;
Hougaard, Peter Forde
;
Kynø, Nina M
;
Svendsen, Edel Jannecke
(2024).
The use and prevention of procedural restraint in children – A scoping review.
Journal of Pediatric Nursing : Nursing Care of Children and Families.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2024.10.006
Hougaard, Peter Forde
;
Smeland, Anja Hetland
(2024).
Barriers to Pediatric Postoperative Pain Management—Interprofessional Focus Group Interviews.
Pain Management Nursing.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmn.2024.11.001
Hougaard, Peter Forde
;
Tørris, Christine
;
Erichsen, Torunn
;
Høium, Kari
; Ulfsby, Kirsten Jacobsen; Jensen, Trude Løkhaug;
Opheim, Helene Margrethe Storebø
(2023).
Teknologi og aktivisering i læringsfellesskap.
Knutstad, Unni; Larsen, Kristian; Jensen, Kari Toverud (Ed.).
Fagdidaktiske temaer i helsefagene. p. 91-123.
Cappelen Damm Akademisk.
https://doi.org/10.23865/noasp.198.ch6
Hougaard, Peter Forde
;
Øygarden, Anne-Martha Utne
; Marchen, Roger Arnold;
Hansen, Sylvia
; Ulfsby, Kirsten Jacobsen
(2023).
Vi trodde det skulle bli gull. En kritisk vurdering av det pedagogiske designet i et mindre vellykket undervisningsopplegg.
Knutstad, Unni; Larsen, Kristian; Jensen, Kari Toverud (Ed.).
Fagdidaktiske temaer i helsefagene. p. 125-149.
Cappelen Damm Akademisk.
https://doi.org/10.23865/noasp.198.ch7
Lafontan, Sara Rivenes
;
Hougaard, Peter Forde
;
Knutstad, Unni
;
Jensen, Kari Toverud
;
Jerpseth, Heidi
(2023).
Caught in the Middle—Experiences of Student Peer Mentors in Nursing Education: A Qualitative Study.
Education Sciences.
Vol. 13.
https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci13030323
Jensen, Kari Toverud
;
Hougaard, Peter Forde
;
Knutstad, Unni
(2022).
Nursing leaders' perspectives on research in specialist health services: A descriptive study.
Nursing Open.
https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1495
Zlatanovic, Tatjana;
Mausethagen, Sølvi
;
Leseth, Anne
;
Hougaard, Peter Forde
(2018).
The role of nurse teachers’ academic competencies; A research review.
Nordisk sygeplejeforskning.
Vol. 8.
https://doi.org/10.18261/issn.1892-2686-2018-04-02