Authentic Nursing Leadership and Safety Climate Across Hospital Settings During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Aim: To analyse the relationship between authentic nursing leadership and safety climates across hospital settings during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: Authentic nursing leadership shapes the safety climate by fostering positive perceptions of workplace policies, processes, procedures and practices that influence how safety is prioritised and addressed within an organisation.

Design: A cross-sectional study.

Community of Practice for Nursing: connecting nurses in the Region of the Americas.

Objective: to analyze the use profile and content of the messages posted in the Community of Practice for Nursing in the Region of the Americas of the Pan American Health Organization as a tool intended to share experiences, knowledge and opportunities for nurses.

Methods: a descriptive and qualitative study aimed at analyzing the messages posted in the Community of Practice forums. The data were analyzed by content analysis.

[Strengthening doctoral programs in nursing based on health care needsFortalecimento dos programas de doutorado em enfermagem com base nas necessidades de saúde].

This article aims to analyze and contextualize the training of nurses at the postgraduate level, and to present strategic orientations to expand their doctoral education in Latin America and the Caribbean. This paper presents strategies to advance the potential of nurses' contribution to health systems and the development of scientific competencies through postgraduate studies-at the doctoral level-with emphasis on cooperation and internationalization, training aligned with the health needs of the population, transfer of knowledge to practice and sustainability of actions. Nurses are well positioned to act as researchers, faculty members and leaders, and to contribute to the development of more effective strategies for future actions and policies that are required by health systems.

Development of qualified items for nursing education assessment: The progress testing experience.

Aim: To analyze the psychometric characteristics of items in the nursing inter-institutional progress testing for the years 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023.

Background: Progress testing is a validated method for evaluating professional undergraduate education, aimed at identifying knowledge gain in a continuous and progressive manner, with potential benefits for nursing education. However, for its results to be useful, the evaluation items used in the test must have good psychometric performance.

Progress Test in nursing: perspectives for undergraduate education.

Objective: to reflect on the perspectives of adopting the Progress Test in undergraduate nursing education.

Methods: this is a reflective study, based on authors' critical thinking and supported by national and international literature on the Progress Test application in undergraduate health courses.

Results: the Progress Test is as a valuable teaching-learning strategy, with potential applications and benefits for students, professors, and academic management.

The role of nurses in implementation of public policy on adolescent health in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

Background: In Latin America, interventions aimed at adolescents' health suffer from a shortfall of investment and lack of sustainability. Nurses, as an integral part of health services and systems, can lead the implementation and development of public health policies to improve adolescent health.

Objective: To identify and analyze the role of nurses in the development and implementation of public policies and in the provision of health care to adolescents in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

Implementation of the São Paulo Nursing Courses Consortium for the Progress Test: experience report.

Objective: To report the experience of implementing the São Paulo Nursing Courses Consortium for the Progress Test.

Method: This is an experience report of the consortium's work in Progress Test preparation and application for Public Schools of Nursing in São Paulo in 2019, 2021 and 2022, with a descriptive analysis of the work process and the results obtained.

Results: The consortium's activities are structured into the following stages: planning; theme review; distributing and requesting questions; professor training; question elaboration; question reception; question selection; question validation; student registration; test application; analysis and dissemination of results.

Factors influencing nurse manager retention, intent to stay or leave and turnover: A systematic review update.

Aims: To understand factors influencing nurse manager retention or intention to leave, develop a preliminary theoretical model and identify strategies and interventions for workforce planning.

Design: Systematic review update of literature with integrated design of mixed research synthesis.

Methods: We included peer-reviewed articles examining factors influencing retention or intention to leave for front-line, middle or patient care nurse managers.

[The role of nursing professionals in the development and care of adolescent health in HondurasPapel dos profissionais de enfermagem no desenvolvimento e na atenção à saúde de adolescentes em Honduras].

Objective: Identify and analyze the role of nursing professionals in the development and care of adolescent health in Honduras, by analyzing the curricular content of the training provided to nursing students with respect to adolescent health, and by studying policies on adolescent health.

Methods: Mixed methods study, with a sequential explanatory approach, carried out from May to July 2023 through surveys of nursing schools, analysis of policy documents, a survey with nursing professionals, and a focus group. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and qualitative data, applying the theoretical framework of Walt and Gilson.

[Health policy dialogue to strengthen nursing in UruguayDiálogo político-sanitário para o fortalecimento da enfermagem no Uruguai].

This article presents the experience of the health policy dialogue on nursing held in Uruguay in 2021, based on the theory of change. Four working groups were held, with the participation of 725 people. The points discussed included: the shortage of registered nurses to implement programs and cover functions at all levels of health care; the poor visibility of the healthcare impact of the activities carried out; insufficient financial resources for undergraduate and postgraduate training; and poor integration of nurses in management teams and policy decision-making spaces in the country.

Occurrence and preventability of adverse events in hospitals: a retrospective study.

Objectives: to analyze the incidence of preventable adverse events related to health care in adult patients admitted to public hospitals in Brazil.

Methods: observational, analytical, retrospective study based on medical records review.

Results: medical records from 370 patients were evaluated, 58 of whom had at least one adverse event.

Authentic leadership, organizational culture and the effects of hospital quality management practices on quality of care and patient satisfaction.

Aim: To examine the influence of hospital culture and authentic leadership on the effects of quality improvement practices on patient satisfaction.

Background: Nurses in formal leadership roles shape and are shaped by organizational culture to achieve high performance standards to influence quality of care.

Design: Using structural equation modelling, we tested a model on quality improvement practices across three participant groups that differed based on authentic leadership and hospital culture.

Concepts and issues related to adolescent health in nursing education.

Objective: analyze the structure of teaching programs and contents of the adolescent health and its development in nursing education.

Method: descriptive observational study conducted in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Data was collected by the Instrument for (self-)evaluation of the adolescent health and development component in undergraduate nursing programs, and investigated using descriptive statistics.

Interprofessional education in Brazilian nursing undergraduate course syllabi.

The objective of this study was to analyze aspects related to interprofessional education in healthcare through the assessment of the syllabi of undergraduate nursing programs in Brazil. An observational, descriptive study was conducted in two phases. The first phase involved identification of programs, and the second phase involved documental analysis of the syllabi through a script created for this purpose.

Authentic leadership in the educational system and in nursing education: an integrative review.

Objectives: to identify and analyze the knowledge produced in literature about authentic leadership in the educational system, as well as in nursing education.

Methods: an integrative review, carried out in the Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL, MEDLINE/PubMed, ERIC, LILACS databases. Articles that addressed authentic leadership in the educational system from a general perspective and within the nursing scope, as well as teaching practices of this leadership model, were eligible.

Authentic Leadership Questionnaire applied to Brazilian nurses: evidence of validity.

Objective: to establish the psychometric properties of the Authentic Leadership Questionnaire (ALQ) applied to Brazilian nurses.

Method: cross-sectional observational study with a non-probabilistic sample. The psychometric properties of the RATER and SELF versions of the ALQ were calculated using confirmatory factor analysis with the WLSMV robust estimation method.

Perspectives for Advanced Practice Nursing in Brazil.

This is a reflective study aiming to analyze the implementation of Advanced Practice Nursing (APN) and provide perspectives regarding the role of these professionals in the Region of the Americas, particularly in Brazil. Several countries in the world have introduced advanced nursing roles to improve quality of care and reduce health care costs. However, these roles have not been fully implemented in Latin American countries, although some countries have held advanced discussions about it and proposed graduated courses.

Nursing engagement in research priorities focused on health systems and services in Latin America countries.

Background: A strong nursing research agenda in Latin America is fundamental to universal health coverage. Nursing science can make important contributions to the health of Latin American people through knowledge generation that directly informs nursing practice, professional education, and health policy.

Methods: We used a cross-sectional survey design to assess nursing involvement in health systems and services research in Latin America in five priority areas: Policies and education related to nursing human resources; Structure, organization and dynamics of health systems and services; Science, technology, innovation, and information systems in public health; Health policies, governance, and social control; and Social studies in the health field.

[Interprofessional health education in the Region of the Americas from a nursing perspectiveEducação interprofissional em saúde na Região das Américas na perspectiva da enfermagem].

This study presents a reflective analysis of the implementation of interprofessional education in undergraduate nursing courses, considering as an example the curricula of undergraduate nursing careers in Brazil. Despite investments to advance interprofessional education, its practice is not institutionalized in the curricula of undergraduate courses. These findings represent a limitation for the implementation of interprofessional education in nursing courses, and the case of Brazil allows to learn lessons for the education of nursing professionals in other countries of the Region of the Americas.

Expenses of hospitalization for ambulatory care sensitive conditions in the Health Regional Offices of the State of São Paulo.

Objective: To analyze the expenses of hospitalizations for ambulatory care sensitive conditions in the Health Regional Offices of the State of São Paulo.

Methods: An ecological, retrospective cohort, with analysis of hospital admissions for ambulatory care sensitive conditions in the state of São Paulo, from 2014 to 2018, compiled by the Hospital Information System. Data were extracted using the Tabwin application and analyzed using descriptive statistics.

Expenditure on psychiatric hospitalizations in the State of São Paulo, Brazil: a descriptive ecological study, 2014 and 2019.

Objective: To analyze expenditure on psychiatric hospitalizations in the State of São Paulo in 2014 and 2019.

Methods: This was a descriptive ecological study, with analysis of data on psychiatric hospital admissions in the State of São Paulo, retrieved from the Hospital Information System.

Results: 115,652 hospitalizations that occurred in 2014 and 79,355 that occurred in 2019 were analyzed (reduction of 31.

Incidence and preventability of adverse events in adult patients admitted to a Brazilian teaching hospital.

Objective: To analyze the incidence and preventability of adverse events related to health care in adult patients admitted to a Brazilian teaching hospital.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study, in which the incidence and preventability of adverse events related to health care were based on a two-stage retrospective review of 368 medical records (nurses and pharmacist review of medical records, followed by physicians review of triggered medical records) of adult patients whose hospitalizations occurred during 2015 in a high-complexity public teaching hospital located in Brazil. Data were collected from February 2018 to February 2019.