About
I am a trained specialist nurse (pediatric nursing) with many years of experience in nursing care for children at Oslo University Hospital. I have a bachelors degree in sociology from UiO, as well as a masters degree and a doctorate from the Center for the Study of Professions (SPS), OsloMet. My research interests are centered around (inter-)professional interaction, educational and professional leadership, nursing education, as well as topics related to children in hospital (i.e. pain assessment and treatment).
I administer and teach several courses in, among other things, knowledge-based practice, scientific theory and method, research ethics, as well as the bachelors thesis in nursing. I have broad experience from supervising students in practice in primary and specialist healthcare, both at Bachelor level and masters level in childrens nursing. I supervise students in several masters programs and am co-supervisor for a PhD-student in pediatric nursing.
In addition to my position as associate professor here at OsloMet, I am a senior researcher (10%) at the Department of Childrens Surgery at Oslo University Hospital, associated with InteRSurg, an interdisciplinary research group established in 2021. I was research group leader for InteRSurg from its establishment until the end of 2023.
From January 2024, I lead the research group Learning and Collaboration at the Department of Nursing and Health Promotion, OsloMet.
Fields of study
Academic disciplines
Sociology Nursing science Subject didactics Health service and health administration research Social sciences
Research groups
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.
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
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
;
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
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
Rivenes Lafontan, Sara
;
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.
11 p.
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.
15 p.
Nordisk sygeplejeforskning.
Vol. 8.
https://doi.org/10.18261/issn.1892-2686-2018-04-02