Nursing

Head of Department

• Assoc. Prof. Sandra Bošković, PhD
  • Telephone 051 / 688 245
  • e-mail: sandra.boskovic@uniri.hr

Deputy Head of Department

• Assist. Prof. Kata Ivanišević, PhD
  • e-mail: kata.ivanisevic@fzsri.uniri.hr

Head of Undergraduate Nursing Programme

• Assist. Prof. Kata Ivanišević, PhD
  • Office hours: Tuesday 13:00–14:00 (by prior e-mail appointment)
  • Telephone 051 / 554 931
  • e-mail: kata.ivanisevic@fzsri.uniri.hr

Head of Graduate Programme – Nursing (Gerontology and Palliative Care of the Elderly)

• Assoc. Prof. Sandra Bošković, PhD
  • Office hours: Thursday 13:00–15:00 (by prior e-mail appointment)
  • Telephone 051 / 688 245
  • e-mail: sandra.boskovic@uniri.hr

Administrative staff

• Sanja Sanković, MSc in Economics (pregraduate university and professional programmes secretary)
  • Tel.: +385 51 554 934
  • e-mail: sanja.sankovic@fzsri.uniri.hr

• Ines Sučić, BSc in Economics (graduate programmes secretary, room reservations)
  • Tel.: +385 51 554 932
  • e-mail: ines.sucic@uniri.hr

• Assist. Prof. Agneza Aleksijević, PhD
  • Office hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 09:00–11:00 (by prior e-mail appointment)
  • e-mail: agneza.aleksijevic@fzsri.uniri.hr
• Senior Lecturer Marija Bukvić, MSc, RN
  • Office hours: Wednesday 12:00–14:00 (by prior e-mail appointment)
  • Tel.: +385 51 554 943
  • e-mail: mbukvic@fzsri.uniri.hr
• Assist. Prof. Marija Spevan, PhD, RN
  • Office hours: Thursday 10:00–11:00 (by prior e-mail appointment)
  • Tel.: +385 51 554 928
  • e-mail: mspevan@fzsri.uniri.hr
• Teaching Assistant Mario Dugonjić, MSc in Clinical Nutrition
  • e-mail: mario.dugonjic@fzsri.uniri.hr
• Lecturer Josip Brusić, MSc, RN
  • Office hours: by appointment
  • Tel.: +385 51 407 132
  • e-mail: josip.brusic@uniri.hr
• Lecturer Anja Del Vechio, MSc, RN
  • Office hours: by appointment
  • e-mail: anja.delvechio@fzsri.uniri.hr
• Senior Lecturer Rozmari Tusić, MSc, RN
  • Office hours: by appointment
  • e-mail: rozmari.tusic@fzsri.uniri.hr
• Teaching Assistant Vanda Cattonaro, MSc, RN
  • Office hours: by appointment
  • e-mail: vanda.cattonaro@fzsri.uniri.hr

• Assist. Prof. Adriano Friganović, PhD
  • Office hours: by appointment with prior e-mail notice
  • e-mail: adriano.friganovic@fzsri.uniri.hr
• Assoc. Prof. Jadranka Pavić, PhD
  • Office hours: by appointment with prior e-mail notice
  • e-mail: jadranka.pavic@uniri.hr
• Assoc. Prof. Snježana Čukljek, PhD
  • Office hours: by appointment with prior e-mail notice
  • e-mail: snjezana.cukljek@uniri.hr
• Assist. Prof. Irena Kovačević, PhD
  • Office hours: by appointment with prior e-mail notice
  • e-mail: irena.kovacevic2@fzsri.uniri.hr
• Assist. Prof. Biljana Filipović, PhD
  • Office hours: by appointment with prior e-mail notice
  • e-mail: biljana.filipovic@fzsri.uniri.hr
• Assist. Prof. Želimir Bertić, PhD
  • Office hours: by appointment with prior e-mail notice
  • e-mail: zelimir.bertic@fzsri.uniri.hr
• Lecturer Daniela Depolo, MSc, RN
  • Office hours: first Monday of the month, with prior e-mail notice
  • e-mail: daniela.depolo@fzsri.uniri.hr
• Senior Lecturer Vesna Čačić, MSc, RN
  • Office hours: first Monday of the month at 12:00, with prior e-mail arrangement
  • e-mail: vesna.cacic@fzsri.uniri.hr
• Radoslav Kosić, PhD, MSc
  • Office hours: first Thursday of the month from 17:00–18:00
  • e-mail: radoslav.kosic@uniri.hr
• Lecturer Suzana Šoljaga, MSc, RN
  • Office hours: first Monday of the month from 13:00–15:00, Clinic for Internal Medicine, Department of Nephrology, KBC Sušak
  • e-mail: suzana.vidrih@fzsri.uniri.hr
• Assist. Prof. Eva Smokrović, PhD
  • Office hours: Tuesday 10:00–12:00 or by prior arrangement
  • e-mail: eva.smokrovic@fzsri.uniri.hr
• Senior Lecturer Sanja Juretić, MSc, RN
  • e-mail: sanja.juretic@fzsri.uniri.hr
• Lecturer Tatjana Krištofić, MSc, RN
  • Office hours: first Wednesday of the month from 12:00–14:00, KBC Sušak, Department of Traumatology
  • e-mail: tatjana.kristofic@uniri.hr
• Lecturer Emanuela Marcucci, MSc, RN
  • Office hours: by appointment with prior e-mail notice
  • Telephone: +385 51 407 291
  • e-mail: emanuela.marcucci@fzsri.uniri.hr
• Lecturer Lukrecija Poropat, MSc, RN
  • Office hours: first Friday of the month from 15:00–16:00, with prior e-mail notice
  • e-mail: lukrecija.poropat@fzsri.uniri.hr
• Lecturer Vesna Grubješić, MSc, RN
  • Office hours: by appointment with prior e-mail notice
  • e-mail: vesna.grubjesic@fzsri.uniri.hr
• Lecturer Anđa Letić, MSc, RN
  • e-mail: andja.letic@fzsri.uniri.hr
• Lecturer Noris Buškulić, MSc, RN
  • Office hours: by appointment with prior e-mail notice
  • e-mail: noris.buskulic@fzsri.uniri.hr
• Lecturer Fadil Habibović, MSc, RN
  • Telephone: +385 98 476 635
  • e-mail: fadil.habibovic@fzsri.uniri.hr
• Lecturer Dunja Čović, MSc, RN
  • e-mail: covic.dunja@gmail.com
• Lecturer Katarina Karlović, MSc, RN
  • Office hours: by prior e-mail arrangement or at the Clinic for Internal Medicine – Rijeka location, every working day from 13:30 to 14:30
  • e-mail: katarina.karlovic@fzsri.uniri.hr
• Lecturer Morana Magaš, MSc, RN
  • e-mail: morana.magas@fzsri.uniri.hr
• Lecturer Marin Vlašić, MSc, RN
  • e-mail: marin.vlasic@fzsri.uniri.hr
• Lecturer Enesa Kadirić, MSc, RN
  • e-mail: enesa.kadiric@fzsri.uniri.hr
• Lecturer Sandra Čavrak
  • e-mail: sandra.cavrak@fzsri.uniri.hr
• Lecturer Damir Herega
  • e-mail: damir.herega@fzsri.uniri.hr
• Lecturer Eli Šuperina Mandić, MSc, RN
  • e-mail: eli.superinamandic@gmail.com
• Lecturer Mario Nosić
  • e-mail: mario.nosic@skole.hr
• Lecturer Linda Čendak Božunović, MSc, RN
  • e-mail: lindacb6@gmail.com
• Lecturer Nataša Skočibušić, MSc
  • e-mail: natasa.skocibusic@fzsri.uniri.hr

• Marija Spevan – HealthComm+: Mastering Health Communication in the Era of Misinformation – Project Leader – https://www.croris.hr/projekti/projekt/9327
• Marija Spevan – Teaching Critical Thinking in Science through Nanolearning and Virtual Exchange Principles – Associate – https://www.croris.hr/projekti/projekt/9608
• Marija Spevan – Scrotal Support in Surgical Treatment of the Perineal Region – Associate – https://www.croris.hr/projekti/projekt/13978
• Marija Spevan – Advancing Technical Medicine Education for Personalized 3D-Printed Breast Prosthetics in the Western Balkan HEIs – Associate – https://www.croris.hr/projekti/projekt/14398
• Marija Spevan – PROMOTING ENGLISH READINESS FOR EFFECTIVE CARE AND TRUST OF NURSES – Associate – https://www.croris.hr/projekti/projekt/16140
• Marija Spevan – Research on the Correlation of Environmental Factors, Heavy Metals and Pesticides, with Microbiome Status in Patients Diagnosed with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome – Associate – https://www.croris.hr/projekti/projekt/15277
• Sandra Bošković – Pain Assessment in Newborns – Project Leader – https://www.croris.hr/projekti/projekt/16365
• Sandra Bošković – Peer Mentoring in the Education of Nursing Students – Project Leader – https://www.croris.hr/projekti/projekt/11895
• Kata Ivanišević – Educational Prevention and Intervention Kit – Associate – https://www.croris.hr/projekti/projekt/9624Kata Ivanišević – PROMOTING ENGLISH READINESS FOR EFFECTIVE CARE AND TRUST OF NURSES – Associate – https://www.croris.hr/projekti/projekt/16140

Published Books and/or Book Chapters (Scientific, Professional)

• Ivona Ljevak et al. Fundamentals of Nursing Care, book chapter, Sandra Bošković, University of Mostar, 2024.
• Kurtović B, et al. Nursing Care of Patients Undergoing Explantation/Transplantation. Zagreb: University of Applied Health Sciences; 2023.
• Kurtović, Biljana; Bušić, Mirela; Rotim, Krešimir; Kovačević, Irena; Krikšić, Valentina; Matijević, Sara; Grubišić, Milka; Friganović, Adriano; Zovko, Tanja; Jadrijević, Stipislav et al.
• Nursing Care of Patients Undergoing Explantation/Transplantation. Zagreb: University of Applied Health Sciences, 2023.
• Mrzljak, Vlatka; Smokrović, Eva; Žarković, Gorana; Cindrić, Željka; Krznarić, Kristina. Concepts of Nursing Care for the Palliative Patient at Home. Zagreb: Association of Nurses and Nursing Technicians in Home Nursing Care; Šimunović Gašpar, Marinka; Mrzljak, Josipa; Krešić, Ana (eds.)
• Leona Cilar Budler, Marija Spevan, Kasandra Musović, Denny Denieffe, Gregor Štiglic, Klavdija Čuček Trifkovič. Innovative Nursing Care: Education and Research, Chapter 14, Young People’s Decision to Study Nursing, 2023.
• Čukljek S. The Nursing Process and Selected Nursing Diagnoses. University of Applied Health Sciences, Zagreb, 2022.
• Agneza Aleksijević, Manual: Fundamentals of Nursing Care in Physiotherapy. Vukovar: Lavoslav Ružička University of Applied Sciences Vukovar, 2022.
• Željka Benceković, Ivica Benko, Marija Bukvić, Sonja Kalauz, Vesna Konjevoda, Marija Milić. Book: Standard Operating Procedures in Nursing Care. Zagreb, 2022.
• Svirčević V, Kurtović B. Association of Nurses and Nursing Technicians of Neurosurgery of Croatia. In: Topić Stipić D, Karabatić S, editors. Civil Society. Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina: University of Mostar; 2021. pp. 175–184.
• Saša Balija, Alen Benko, Marina Friščić, Davorka Furdek, Kata Ivanišević, Martina Mikšaj. Manual: Immobilisation with a Plaster Cast in the Integrated Emergency Hospital Admission Unit. Zagreb, 2021.Kata Ivanišević, Lea Miklić Vitez, Martina Mikšaj, Višnja Nesek-Adam, Martina Pavlović. Manual: Integrated Emergency Hospital Admission Unit. Zagreb, 2018.

Published Articles in Scientific and Professional Literature (2019–2024)

• Husić, Samir; Miletić, Bojan; Bošković, Sandra; Jerleković, Marica; Friganović, Adriano; Vejzović, Vedrana. Invisible But Essential: A Qualitative Study on the Experiences of Informal Caregivers in Home-based Palliative Care // Inquiry-the Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision and Financing, 62 (2025), 00469580251392458, 13. doi: 10.1177/00469580251392458
• Ivanišević, Kata; Hauser, Goran; Bošković, Sandra. The Role of Competence in Nursing: A Cross-Sectional Study Among Croatian Undergraduate and Graduate Students: Empirical Research Quantitative // Nursing Open, 12 (2025), 8; e70285, 9. doi: 10.1002/nop2.70285
• Friganović, Adriano; Bošković, Sandra; Krupa Nurcek, Sabina; Kovačević, Irena; Kosydar-Bochenek, Justyna; Filipović, Biljana. Editorial: Patient and Medical Staff Safety and Healthy Work Environment in the 21st Century // Frontiers in Public Health, 13 (2025), 1677117, 4. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1677117
• Bošković, Sandra; Lekić, Andrica; Vlahović, Hrvoje. Assessment of Socio-Emotional Development of Infants in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County // Paediatria Croatica, 68 (2024), 1; 1–12. doi: 10.13112/pc.2024.1
• Kurtovic, Biljana; Civka, Kristian; Cukljek, Snjezana; Boskovic, Sandra; Kovacevic, Irena; Spevan, Marija; Brusic, Josip; Friganovic, Adriano. Single-Centre Study of Factors Associated with Components of Burnout Among Nursing Students in Croatia // International Journal of Critical Care, 18 (2024), 1; 18–33. doi: 10.29173/ijcc83
• Jovanović, Željko; Spevan, Marija; Bošković, Sandra; Švaljug, Deana; Miletić, Bojan. Insights into Positive Mental Health Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from a Study in Croatia // COVID, 1 (2024), 4; 998–1011. doi: 10.3390/covid4070069
• Ivanišević, Kata; Kosić, Radoslav; Bošković, Sandra; Bukvić, Marija. Implementation of the Nurse Professional Competence Scale in the Republic of Croatia // SAGE Open, 12 (2022), 3; ., 8. doi: 10.1177/21582440221118544
• Jagić, Laura; Galof, Katarina; Jovanović, Željko; Miletić, Bojan; Spevan, Marija. Quality of Life and Loneliness Among Older Adults in Primorsko-Goranska County // International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 22 (2025), 11; 1713–1725. doi: 10.3390/ijerph22111713
• Cilar Budler, Leona; Spevan, Marija; Ivanisevic, Kata; Budler, Marko. Evidence‐Based Recommendations for Dietary Supplementation During Pregnancy: Is It Time for a Product Recall? // Reproductive, Female and Child Health, 4 (2025), 1; e70011, 36. doi: 10.1002/rfc2.70011
• Spevan, Marija; Muzur, Amir. Rosetta Milinović (13 December 1930 – 23 February 2011, Rijeka) – Notes from Her Life and Work // Sestrinski glasnik, 30. Zagreb, 2025. 48–51
• Nelson, John W.; Schwartz, Cathy I.; Williamson, Theresa; Itzhaki, Michal; Spevan, Marija; Thomas, Patricia L.; Gözüm, Sebahat; Vrbnjak, Dominika; Palmieri, Patrick A. Multinational Observational Study of Nurse Work Wellbeing: A Research Protocol for the Caring Science International Collaborative // Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, 22 (2025), 3; e70053, 7. doi: 10.1111/wvn.70053
• Milanović, Nataša Gašparini; Spevan, Marija; Miletić, Bojan; Jovanović, Željko. A Survey on Older Adults’ Attitudes Toward End-of-Life Care Preferences // Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences, 74 (2025), 3; 401–408. doi: 10.3176/proc.2025.3.10
• Vrbnjak, Dominika; Milutinović, Dragana; Spevan, Marija; Pluta, Agnieska; Jovanović, Željko; Tadić, Dušanka; Schwartz, Cathy; Nelson, John W. Job Satisfaction as a Factor in Nursing Staff’s Work Wellbeing and Retention: A Comparative Study of Central and Eastern Europe and Other Global Regions // Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, 22 (2025), 2; 1–8. doi: 10.1111/wvn.70013
• Spevan, Marija; Doričić, Robert; Franković, Sanda; Muzur, Amir. The Sisters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul as the Founders of Nursing in Rijeka and the Healthcare Activity of Their Province “Mother of Good Counsel” // Nova prisutnost: časopis za intelektualna i duhovna pitanja, XXII (2024), 2; 429–439. doi: 10.31192/np.22.2.12
• Spevan, Marija; Jovanović, Željko; Miletić, Bojan. Virtual Reality in the Education of Instrumentation Techniques for Nurses/Technicians // World of Health, 2024 (2024), 7; 49–54
• Zacharelou, Anna; Munjas Samarin, Radenka; Mikulcic, Karolina; Brcina, Ana; Friganovic, Adriano; Jones, Christina; Nydahl, Peter; Van Mol, Margo M. C. Value‐Based Experiences Related to Digital Follow‐Up Services Among Critical Care Survivors: An International Qualitative Study // Nursing & Health Sciences, 27 (2025), 2; e70135, 12. doi: 10.1111/nhs.70135
• Režić, Slađana; Slijepčević, Jelena; Friganović, Adriano; Georgiou, Evanthia. Evaluation of Healthy Work Environment Training Course in Critical Care Units Using Focus Groups – Croatian Data Presentation // Croatian Nursing Journal, 9 (2025), 2; 187–196. doi: 10.24141/2/9/2/4
• Filipović, Biljana; Gašpert, Tihana; Friganović, Adriano; Stievano, Alessandro; Vejzović, Vedrana. Mapping Competences for Specialist Nurse in Europe: A Scoping Review Protocol // World of Health, 8 (2025), 1; 62–65. doi: 10.65241/wh.8.1.8
• Filipović, Biljana; Bernardić, Tea; Čukljek, Snježana; Friganović, Adriano; Kundrata, Danijela; Ledinski, Sanja. Perceived Noise Sources and Their Association with Nurses’ Health and Work Performance in Intensive Care Units: A Multicenter Study // Healthcare, 13 (2025), 21; 2790–2803. doi: 10.3390/healthcare13212790
• Vinko, Lara; Koscak, Valentina; Plenkovic, Mia; Matic, Ivica; Civljak, Marta; Cargo, Marin; Mijoc, Vesna; Barac, Ivana; Zoranic, Sanja; Marendic, Mario et al. Job Satisfaction and Professional Relationships of Nurse Educators Employed in Higher Education Institutions in Croatia: A Qualitative Study // BMC Nursing, 24 (2025), 1; 1461, 19. doi: 10.1186/s12912-025-04144-z
• Kraljic, Kristina; Mijoc, Vesna; Cargo, Marin; Barcot, Ognjen; Civljak, Marta; Marendic, Mario; Sapunar, Damir; Vuksa, Andrea; Kabic, Tea; Novak, Darko et al. Publication Outcomes and Research Trends in Bachelor’s and Master’s Theses in Health Sciences in Croatia: Retrospective Cohort Study and Survey of Mentors // PLoS One, 20 (2025), 11; e0335350, 19. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0335350
• Cilar Budler, Leona; Spevan, Marija; Ivanisevic, Kata; Budler, Marko. Evidence‐Based Recommendations for Dietary Supplementation During Pregnancy: Is It Time for a Product Recall? // Reproductive, Female and Child Health, 4 (2025), 1; e70011, 36. doi: 10.1002/rfc2.70011
• Vuksa, Andrea; Čivljak, Marta; Matić, Ivica; Mijoč, Vesna; Čargo, Marin; Čukljek, Snježana; Ivanišević, Kata; Marendić, Mario; Lojpur, Mihajlo; Puharić, Zrinka et al. Perspectives of Heads of Nursing Studies in Croatia about Students’ Motivation to Enroll in the Master of Nursing Program Despite Uncertainty About Future Salary and Status: A Qualitative Study // BMC Medical Education, 25 (2025), 1; 1328, 14. doi: 10.1186/s12909-025-07892-3
• Pulić, Edina; Kocijan, Ivna; Telebuh, Mirjana; Jurak, Ivan; Njegovan Zvonarević, Tatjana; Feher Turković, Lana; Brezac, Vlatko; Bertić, Želimir; Franić, Miljenko; Turković, Klara et al. Translation, Cross-Cultural Adaptation, and Validation of the Croatian Version of the SARC-F Questionnaire for Assessing Sarcopenia in Older Adults // Healthcare, 14 (2026), 2; 151, 16. doi: 10.3390/healthcare14020151
• Babić, Dijana; Meštrović, Snježana Benko; Bertić, Želimir; Milošević, Milan; Herceg, Antonija; Miloš, Ana. The Role of EuroSCORE II in Predicting Postoperative Pressure Injuries in Cardiac Surgery Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study // Healthcare, 13 (2025), 22; 2880–2889. doi: 10.3390/healthcare13222880
• Žepina Puzić, Ana; Žulec, Mirna; Bušac, Vesna; Bertić, Želimir; Filej, Bojana. Impact of Formal and Lifelong Education on Croatian Nurses’ Knowledge of Pressure Ulcers: A Cross-Sectional Study // Nursing Reports, 15 (2025), 11; 407–419. doi: 10.3390/nursrep15110407
• Tarčuković, Janja; Klarica, Lucia; Dugonjić, Mario; Vuksan, Ivan; Pavlešić, Tomislav; Šonjić, Pavica; Bilić-Zulle, Lidija; Župčić, Miroslav; Šustić, Alan; Zelić, Marko. The Effects of Honey Solution on Postoperative Stress, Gastric Motility, and Patient Comfort: A Randomized Controlled Trial // Croatian Medical Journal, 66 (2025), 3; 204–212. doi: 10.3325/cmj.2025.66.204
• Jagić, Laura; Galof, Katarina; Jovanović, Željko; Miletić, Bojan; Spevan, Marija. Quality of Life and Loneliness Among Older Adults in Primorsko-Goranska County // International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 22 (2025), 11; 1713–1725. doi: 10.3390/ijerph22111713
• Nelson, John W.; Schwartz, Cathy I.; Williamson, Theresa; Itzhaki, Michal; Spevan, Marija; Thomas, Patricia L.; Gözüm, Sebahat; Vrbnjak, Dominika; Palmieri, Patrick A. Multinational Observational Study of Nurse Work Wellbeing: A Research Protocol for the Caring Science International Collaborative // Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, 22 (2025), 3; e70053, 7. doi: 10.1111/wvn.70053
• Milanović, Nataša Gašparini; Spevan, Marija; Miletić, Bojan; Jovanović, Željko. A Survey on Older Adults’ Attitudes Toward End-of-Life Care Preferences // Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences, 74 (2025), 3; 401–408. doi: 10.3176/proc.2025.3.10
• Vrbnjak, Dominika; Milutinović, Dragana; Spevan, Marija; Pluta, Agnieska; Jovanović, Željko; Tadić, Dušanka; Schwartz, Cathy; Nelson, John W. Job Satisfaction as a Factor in Nursing Staff’s Work Wellbeing and Retention: A Comparative Study of Central and Eastern Europe and Other Global Regions // Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, 22 (2025), 2; 1–8. doi: 10.1111/wvn.70013
• Kosić, Radoslav; Petrić, Daniela; Vlašić-Cicvarić, Inge; Kosec, Tanja. Associations Between Parental Alexithymia and Family Dynamics in Autism Spectrum Disorder // Healthcare, 13 (2025), 373, 21. doi: 10.3390/healthcare13040373
• Bajan, Antun; Vranjić, Petar; Matijašić-Bodalec, Dubravka; Smokrović, Eva; Bajan, Nikola; Mrzljak, Vlatka; Vuković, Mladen; Milostić-Srb, Andrea. Emergency Conditions in Dementia // Advancing Nursing Practice through Education, Research and Innovation. Alfa, 2023. pp. 38–39
• Tusić, Rozmari; Bošković, Sandra. THE IMPORTANCE OF THE NURSING CARE DISCHARGE LETTER IN PLANNING COMMUNITY NURSING CARE // European Journal of Health Studies, 1 (2025), 1; 46–50
• Rozmari Tusić. The Role of the Community Nurse in Promoting Health Literacy // Epoha zdravlja, 27 (2025), 21–22
• Jakov Milić, Nataša Skitarelić, Dijana Majstorović, Sanja Zoranić, Marta Čivljak, Kata Ivanišević, Mario Marendić, Jasna Mesarić, Zrinka Puharić, Marijana Neuberg, Snježana Čukljek, Aleksandar Racz & Livia Puljak. Levels of Depression, Anxiety and Subjective Happiness among Health Sciences Students in Croatia: A Multi-Centric Cross-Sectional Study. BMC Psychiatry 24, 50 (2024).
• Brusić J, Grubešić A, Jarić F, Vučković T, Lekić A, Šustić A, Protić A. Use of CPAP Ventilation in Non-ICU Wards May Influence Outcomes in Patients with Severe Respiratory COVID-19. Medicina (Kaunas). 2024 Mar 31;60(4):582. doi: 10.3390/medicina60040582.
• Pavić, J.; Krznar, M.; Čukljek, S.; Sedić, B.; Ozimec Vulinec, Š.; Kovačević, I. The Association between Healthcare Satisfaction and Social Support and Stress, Depression, and Life Satisfaction in Female Caregivers: The Moderating Role of Dependence of a Sick Child. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2024, 21, 1245.
• Brusić J, Grubešić A, Jarić F, Vučković T, Lekić A, Šustić A, Protić A. Use of CPAP Ventilation in Non-ICU Wards May Influence Outcomes in Patients with Severe Respiratory COVID-19. Medicina (Kaunas). 2024 Mar 31;60(4):582. doi: 10.3390/medicina60040582.
• Stievano A, Caruso R, Friganović A. The Specialist Nurse in European Healthcare 2030: ESNO Congress 2024 Highlights. Healthcare (Basel). 2024 Aug 15;12(16):1623. doi: 10.3390/healthcare12161623.
• Friganović A, Bešker G, Slijepčević J, Civka K, Ledinski Fićko S, Krupa S, Brčina A, Iordanou S, Protopapas A, Hadjibalassi M, Raftopoulos V, Katsoulas T. Nursing Student Knowledge Related to Sepsis in Croatian, Cypriot, and Greek Universities: A Cross-Sectional European Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024 Jul 15;21(7):922. doi: 10.3390/ijerph21070922
• Friganović A, Slijepčević J, Režić S, Cristina Alfonso-Arias C, Borzuchowska M, Constantinescu-Dobra A, Coțiu MA, Estel Curado-Santos E, Dobrowolska B, Gutysz-Wojnicka A, Hadjibalassi M, Laurado-Serra M, Sabou A, Georgiou E. Critical Care Nurses’ Perceptions of Abuse and Its Impact on Healthy Work Environments in Five European Countries: A Cross-Sectional Study. Int J Public Health. 2024 May 10;69:1607026. doi: 10.3389/ijph.2024.1607026.
• Štrucelj, Helena; Rošić Novak, Jan; Bugarin, Viktorija; Brusić, Josip; Spevan, Marija. Can Education Influence Habit and Motivation for Proper Hand Disinfection Technique? An Experimental Pilot Study // Medicina Fluminensis, 60 (2024), 2; 229–237. doi: 10.21860/medflum2024_316223
• Jovanović, Željko; Spevan, Marija; Bošković, Sandra; Švaljug, Deana; Miletić, Bojan. Health Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from a Study in Croatia // COVID, 4 (2024), 7; 998–1011. doi: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8112/4/7/69#
• Kovačević I, Pavić J, Filipović B, Ozimec Vulinec Š, Ilić B, Petek D. Integrated Approach to Chronic Pain—The Role of Psychosocial Factors and Multidisciplinary Treatment: A Narrative Review. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024;21:1135.
• Kurtović B, Gulić P, Čukljek S, Sedić B, Smrekar M, Ledinski Fičko S. The Commitment to Excellence: Understanding Nurses’ Perspectives on Continuous Professional Development. Healthcare. 2024;12:379
• S Kalenić, R Palić, A Budimir, Z Bošnjak, I Leto, M Magaš, M Močenić, M Kranjčević-Ščurić. Link Nurse for Infection Prevention and Control in Acute Hospitals – Scoping Review; Vezna sestra za prevenciju i kontrolu infekcija u akutnim bolnicama. Nursing Journal, Sestrinski glasnik 29 (No. 2), 2024; 100–113
• Kasić, Ivan; Grahovac Juretić, Tanja; Habibović, Fadil; Stevanović, Aleksandra; Ružić, Klementina; Dadić Hero, Elizabeta. Frequency of Polysubstance Addiction with Regard to Gender // World of Health, 6 (2023), 10–16
• Šimunović Gašpar, Marinka; Pavić, Jadranka. Analysis of Colon Cancer Incidence and Mortality in Croatia // Croatian Nursing Journal, 7 (2023), 2; 173–182. doi: 10.24141/2/7/2/7
• M Magaš, D Švegar, I Škrobonja, N Jajaš, M Kranjčević-Ščurić, M Abram. Bacterial Contamination of Used Surgical Masks among Staff in High-Risk Departments. Sestrinski glasnik 28 (3), 2023; 170–174
• Protić A, Bura M, Šustić A, Brusić J, Sotošek V. Segmental Lung Recruitment in Patients with Bilateral COVID-19 Pneumonia Complicated by Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Case Report. Medicina (Kaunas). 2023 Jan 11;59(1):142. doi: 10.3390/medicina59010142. PMID: 36676766
• Željka Injac, Kata Ivanišević. Analysis of Healthcare for Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Disease. World of Health, (6) 18–24 (2023).
• Ivan Gračan, Kata Ivanišević. Perception of Professional Stress among Staff of the Integrated Emergency Hospital Admission Unit of the Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka. World of Health, (6) 31–37.
• Ivanišević, Kata; Kosić, Radoslav; Bošković, Sandra; Bukvić, Marija. Implementation of the Nurse Professional Competence Scale in the Republic of Croatia // SAGE Open, 12 (2022), 3; 1–8. doi:10.1177/21582440221118544
• Vučić Peitl, Marija; Čargonja, Marica; Habibović, Fadil; Šešo, Bernard. Effects of Psychoeducation on Treatment Satisfaction in Schizophrenic Patients on Olanzapine Long Acting Injection // Archives of Psychiatry Research, 58 (2022), 43–50. doi: 10.20471/may.2022.58.01.05
• Vučić Peitl, Marija; Palaić, Diana; Habibović, Fadil; Šešo, Bernard. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder with Comorbid Physical and Mental Illnesses // Acta Clinica Croatica, 61 (2022), 2; 295–309. doi: 10.20471/acc.2022.61.02.16
• Kosić, Radoslav; Vrančić, Lorena; Čačić, Leon. Consequences of Early Traumatic Experience // Medicina Fluminensis, 58 (2022), 1; 27–35. doi:10.21860/medflum2022_271152
• Krnic Martinic, Marina; Čivljak, Marta; Marušić, Ana; Sapunar, Damir; Poklepović Peričić, Tina; Buljan, Ivan; Tokalić, Ružica; Mališa, Snježana; Neuberg, Marijana; Ivanišević, Kata et al. Web-Based Educational Intervention to Improve Knowledge of Systematic Reviews Among Health Science Professionals: Randomized Controlled Trial // Journal of Medical Internet Research, 24 (2022), 8; 3700, 16. doi:10.2196/37000
• Marija Spevan, Amir Muzur, Helena Štrucelj. Healthy Lifestyles of Nursing and Medical Students: A Scoping Review. Sestrinski glasnik, (2022), 27(3), 182–188.
• Marija Spevan. 20th Scientific Conference Rijeka and Its Citizens in Medical History, 4 November 2022. Acta medico-historica Adriatica: AMHA (2022), 20(2), 339–342.
• Stanišić, Pavica; Kvaternik, Morena; Ivanišević, Kata. Assessment of Functional Status in Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation // Sestrinski glasnik, 27 (2022)
• Kunina Banana; Dimnjaković, Jelena; Bošković, Sandra. The Impact of Introducing a Written Protocol into Maternity Ward Clinical Practice on Reducing the Number of Breastfeeding Mothers with Damaged Nipples // Paediatria Croatica, 65 (2021), 1; 123–130. doi:10.13112/PC.2021.21
• Prosen, Mirko; Kvas, Andreja; Bošković, Sandra; Ličen, Sabina. Cross-cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Evaluation of the Slovenian Version of the Nurse Professional Competence Scale // BMC Nursing, 20 (2021), 1; 1–10. doi:10.1186/s12912-021-00664-6
• Bošković, Sandra; Ličen, Sabina. Identification of Neonatal Infant Pain Assessment Tools as a Possibility of Their Application in Clinical Practice in Croatia: An Integrative Literature Review // Pain
• Bošković, Sandra. Structure and Psychometric Properties of the Maslach Burnout Inventory in Croatian Nurses // Journal of Health Sciences, 11 (2021), 1; 25–28. doi:10.17532/jhsci.2021.1082
• Marina Friščić, Gordana Šantek Zlatar, Valentina Kovaček, Damir Važanić, Kata Ivanišević, Biljana Kurtović.
• Elderly Patients Presenting to a Rural Hospital Emergency Department in Inland Croatia – A Retrospective Study, International Emergency Nursing, Volume 58, 2021, 101035, ISSN 1755-599X,
• https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ienj.2021.101035
• Livia Puljak, Marta Čivljak, Ana Haramina, Snježana Mališa, Dalibor Čavić, Dinko Klinec, Kata Ivanišević. Attitudes and Concerns of Undergraduate University Health Sciences Students in Croatia Regarding Complete Switch to E-Learning during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Survey; BMC Medical Education volume 20, Article number: 416 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-020-02343-7
• Martina Mikšaj, Kata Ivanišević. Frequency of Admissions of Children to the Integrated Emergency Hospital Admission Unit Caused by Traffic Accidents; Acta Medica Croatica 74 (Suppl 1), 67–70 (2020)
• Kata Ivanišević, Stefan Studen, Tatjana Sterpin. Representation of the 4th and 5th Triage Categories According to the Australasian Triage Scale in the Integrated Emergency Hospital Admission Unit of Pula General Hospital; Acta Medica Croatica 74 (Suppl 1), 87–90 (2020)
• Bošković, Sandra; Spevan, Marija. Conscientious Objection among Healthcare Professionals – A Fundamental Human Right? // Sestrinski glasnik, 26 (2021), 1; 35–40. doi:10.11608/sgnj.26.1.6
• Cilar, Leona; Spevan, Marija; Musovic, Kasandra; Stiglic, Gregor. Validation of the Professional Quality of Life Scale among Slovenian and Croatian Nurses // Central European Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, 12 (2021), 2; 333–341. doi:10.15452/cejnm.2021.12.0008
• Spevan, Marija; Kvas, Andreja; Bošković, Sandra. Job Satisfaction of Nurses in Croatia, Slovenia and Serbia: A Cross-Sectional Study // Central European Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, 11 (2020), 4; 154–162. doi:10.15452/cejnm.2020.11.0027
• Cilar, Leona; Spevan, Marija. Strategies to Improve Academic Motivation among Nursing Students // Sestrinski glasnik, 25 (2020), 2; 139–145
• Cilar, Leona; Spevan, Marija; Trifkovič, Klavdija Čuček; Štiglic, Gregor. What Motivates Students to Enter Nursing? Findings from a Cross-Sectional Study // Nurse Education Today (2020). doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2020.104463
• Crevar, Ivana; Kosić, Radoslav. Attitudes of Nurses and Patients towards Visible Tattoos // Sestrinski glasnik, 26 (2021), 2; 130–134. https://doi:10.11608/sgnj.26.2.8
• Tomašić, Sabina; Kosić, Radoslav. Smoking Habits and Attitudes of Students in the Medical and Economic-Tourism School in Karlovac // Sestrinski glasnik, 26 (2021), 1; 24–29. doi:10.11608/sgnj.26.1.4
• Kosić, Radoslav; Alida, Duraković Tatić; Daniela, Petrić; Tanja, Kosec. The Impact of Autism Spectrum Disorder on the Family // Medicina Fluminensis, 57 (2021), 2; 139–149. doi:10.21860/medflum2021_371644
• Žagar, Marija; Kosić, Radoslav. Self-Assessment of Stress and the Use of Coping Strategies among Undergraduate Professional Nursing Students // Sestrinski glasnik, 26 (2021), 2; 109–114. doi:10.11608/sgnj.26.2.4
• Vukotić, Danijela; Kosić, Radoslav. Attitudes and Opinions of Students about People with Mental Disorders // Sestrinski glasnik, 26 (2021), 2; 120–124. doi:10.11608/sgnj.26.2.6
• Spudić, Matija; Kosić, Radoslav. Alcoholism among Young People // Sestrinski glasnik, 25 (2020), 2; 104–108. doi:10.11608/sgnj.25.2.2
• Matuzić, Silvija; Kosić, Radoslav. Prevalence of Burnout Syndrome among Nurses and Technicians at the Primary and Secondary Levels of Healthcare // Sestrinski glasnik, 25 (2020), 2; 116–123. doi:10.11608/sgnj.25.2.4
• Sandra Bošković, Mario Vidović, Daniela Malnar, Deana Švaljug. Nursing – Perception in the Public and the Media, Self-Perception and Professional Identity, Proceedings, 25–35 (2021)
• Kata Ivanišević. Triage as a Prerequisite for the Work of the Hospital Emergency Service; World of Health 66–69 (2020)
• Kosić, Radoslav; Kosec, Tanja. Gender Non-Normativity. Journal of Health Sciences, 7 (2020), 2; 101–114
• Spevan, Marija; Šuperina Mandić, Eli. Conflicts and the Resolution of Conflict Situations – A Cross-Sectional Study. World of Health, 3 (2020), 49–52Matahlija Borić, Josipa; Tusić, Rozmari. DISCHARGE LETTER IN NURSING CARE. Sestrinski glasnik, 25 (2020), 2; 119

• Kata Ivanišević, Specializations in Emergency Medicine for Nurses. European Society for Emergency Nursing (EuSEN), 2024.
• Kata Ivanišević, Telephone Instructions for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. International Science and Trade Congress organised by the Association of Nurses and Medical Technicians in Home Care. Poreč, 2024.
• Sandro Vidmanić, Kata Ivanišević. Transformation of Education: Integration of Tradition and Innovation. 17th International Congress of HDMSARIST. Vodice, 2024.
• Kata Ivanišević, 7th International Emergency Medicine Congress – Perception of Professional Stress among Nurses and Nursing Technicians. Vodice, 2023.
• Ivanišević, Kata; Bošković, Sandra; Bukvić, Marija. Scale for Assessing Nurses’ Professional Competences in Croatia // 5th Congress of the Croatian Nurses’ Union “Specialist Education – the Future of Nursing and Healthcare”, Vodice, Croatia, 2022.
• Nensi Lusicic, Katarina Karlovic, Anka Grahovac, Ivana Klecina, Vedra Gurdon. IBD Nurse Role in Covid Vaccination of Patients on Biological Therapy, Department of Gastroenterology, Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka, Croatia. 30th United European Gastroenterology Week, Vienna, Austria, 2022.
• Agneza Aleksijević. Ethical Reflections in Nursing // Karlovac Bioethics Meeting – Health from Birth to Death / Salopek, Igor (ed.). Karlovac: Karlovac General Hospital, 2022.
• Bošković, Sandra. Science in Nursing in Croatia // BOOK OF ABSTRACTS, 1st Symposium of the Education Working Group of the Croatian Association of Cardiology Nurses “Empowerment through Education” / Matić, Ivica (ed.). Zagreb: Clinical Hospital Centre Zagreb, 2022.
• Aleksijević, Agneza; Peranović, Tatjana. Life is Knowledge // Science Festival, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek, Croatia, 2022.
• Ivanišević, Kata; Spevan, Marija; Bošković, Sandra. Psychometric Evaluation of the Croatian Version of the Nurse Professional Competence Scale // Science and Us 1st Biomedicine and Health PhD Students Congress with International Participation / Šutić Udović, Ingrid; Knežević, Maša; Viduka, Ina (eds.). Rijeka, Croatia, 2022.
• Ivanišević, Kata. Triage Systems – Development Process // 6th Emergency Medicine Congress / Kurtović, Biljana; Važanić, Damir; Balija, Saša (eds.). Zagreb: Alfacommerce d.o.o., 2022.
• Ivanišević, Kata; Mikšaj, Martina. Protection of Nurses’ Rights // 5th Congress of the Croatian Nurses’ Union “Specialist Education – the Future of Nursing and Healthcare”, Vodice, 2022.
• Raspor, Sebastijan; Ivanišević, Kata. Challenges in Patient Management in the Integrated Emergency Hospital Admission Unit during the COVID-19 Pandemic // Book of Abstracts / Kurtović, Biljana; Važanić, Damir; Balija, Saša (eds.). Zagreb: Alfacommerce d.o.o., 2022.
• Injac, Željka; Ivanišević, Kata. HEALTHCARE OF SARS-CoV-2 PATIENTS // Book of Abstracts / Kurtović, Biljana; Važanić, Damir; Balija, Saša (eds.). Zagreb: Alfacommerce d.o.o., 2022.
• Mikšaj, Martina; Ivanišević, Kata. Analysis of COVID-19 Positive Patients in 2021 // Book of Abstracts / Kurtović, Biljana; Važanić, Damir; Balija, Saša (eds.). Zagreb: Alfacommerce d.o.o., 2022.
• Sandra Bošković – International Congress of the Association of Health Professionals of Serbia; Quality of Life of Patients and Healthcare Professionals in the Healthcare System; (2021) – paper published in the conference proceedings.
• Kata Ivanišević – 6th Annual Postgraduate Research Student Virtual Scholarly Event “Transforming the Impact of Nursing on Global Healthcare”, organised by the Sigma Europe Membership Involvement Committee, HAN University of Applied Sciences, 18 November 2020. Abstract published in the conference abstract book.
• Kata Ivanišević – 5th Emergency Medicine Congress of Nurses and Nursing Technicians with International Participation, 26–27 October 2020. Two papers published in Acta Medica Croatica 74 (Suppl 1).
• Kata Ivanišević – The 40th Annual International Nursing & Midwifery Research and Education Conference 2021 Committee (24 February–3 May 2021). Abstract published in the conference abstract book.
• Marija Spevan – 22nd Rijeka Days of Bioethics, PUBMET2021 – The 8th Conference on Scholarly Communication and Publishing in the Context of Open Science, 15–17 September 2021.
• Marija Spevan – Advanced Practice Institute; Promoting Adoption of Evidence-Based Practice, University of Iowa, October 2021. Certificate of completion of the Advanced Practice Institute.
• Morana Magaš – online lecture in the 2nd education module במסגרת the EU project “Your Safety is in Our Hands”, 20 November 2020, Zadar, available at the link For Employees 2nd Module | Your Safety is in Our Hands.
• Morana Magaš – online 48th Symposium POST-COVID ERA: THE NEW AND UNKNOWN FIELD, Rijeka, 7–8 April 2021, University Campus Rijeka, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Rijeka, Department of Biomedical Sciences in Rijeka.
• Morana Magaš – on-site 9th Congress of the Croatian Nurses Association with International Participation, “Nursing without Borders”, Opatija, 17–20 June 2021.
• Sanja Juretić – International Conference “All about people: Relevance of science and education”, Alma Mater Europaea, Maribor; Hospitalization as a Threat to the Elderly.
• Vesna Čačić – Healthcare Professionals in School Sports, Inter-County Professional Council of the Education Sector Health and Social Care – 17 December 2020, online.
• Vesna Čačić – Croatian National Preventive Programmes, celebration of International Nurses Day 2021, 12 May 2021, online.
• Radoslav Kosić – 10th SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE WITH INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION “Holistic Approach to the Patient”, Novo Mesto, Slovenia, 2020.
• Radoslav Kosić – Occupational Standard and Qualification Standard for Teachers in Higher Education and Programmes for the Improvement of Competences (organised by the Ministry of Science and Education), 2021.
• Radoslav Kosić – Integrated Approach to Domestic Violence and Protection of Victims (organised by the State School for Public Administration), 2021.
• Radoslav Kosić – Prevention of Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (organised by the State School for Public Administration), 2021.

• FZSRI co-organiser: 17th International Congress of HDMSARIST. Vodice, 2024.
• FZSRI co-organiser: 5th Congress of the Croatian Nurses’ Union “Specialist Education – the Future of Nursing and Healthcare”. Vodice, 2022.
• FZSRI co-organiser: 1st Symposium Empowerment through Education of the Education Working Group, Croatian Association of Cardiology Nurses, Opatija, 2022.
• FZSRI co-organiser: Annual Congress of the Croatian Medical Association Society for Vascular Surgery with international participation and the Congress of the Croatian Society of Vascular Surgery Nurses and Technicians, Opatija, 2022.FZSRI co-organiser: International Congress of the Association of Health Professionals of Serbia; Quality of Life of Patients and Healthcare Professionals in the Healthcare System; online (2021).

Head: Senior Lecturer Marija Bukvić, e-mail: mbukvic@unri.hr