Researcher
Conny Hjelm
Academic Qualifications
Ph.D. student at Filadelfia Education and the Center for Diakonia and Professional Practice (SPD), VID Specialized University, Oslo, Norway.
- 2015 Master in Diakonia, VID Specialized University, Norway
- 1992-Present: Employed at Filadelfia Education
- 1992 Deacon
Conny Hjelm’s Research
In the Ph.D. project, Conny Hjelm investigates how nurses and patients experience the human conversation, and what characterizes the interaction between nurses and patients in such conversational practice.
Research in diakonia related to the Epilepsy Hospital shows that patients experience the human conversation during their stay at the Epilepsy Hospital as one that simultaneously addresses diagnosis-related topics and humane issues. This is a unique experience.
Nurses who engage in the human conversation experience increased integrity in their nursing work, which enhances job satisfaction.
Overall, the interaction between nurse and patient suggests that the human conversation helps reduce patients’ sense of alienation during their hospitalization at the Epilepsy Hospital.
Research Areas
- Diakonia as a Profession
- Humanity
- Phenomenology
- Pastoral Care
- View of Humanity
- Ethics
- Existential Research
