Creation and Validation of an Educational Booklet on Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Objectives: To develop and validate an educational booklet that contributes to alleviating the difficulties experienced by family members of children diagnosed as being on the Autism Spectrum.

Methods: A descriptive exploratory study with a quali-quantitative approach. Ten families of children on the autism spectrum and twelve judges participated in the validation.

[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.

Prevention of Illicit Drug use from the Users' Perspective.

This research described the perspective of illicit drug users regarding illicit drug use prevention initiatives. The study used a convergent parallel mixed methods design, combining quantitative and qualitative methods. In the quantitative component of the study, 111 subjects from a psychosocial care centre (CAPS-AD).

Right to health and encouragement of social participation in elementary education.

Objectives: Develop and validate an ordinary meeting simulation template of the Municipal Health Council applied to students of cycle II of Elementary School.

Methods: Qualitative and descriptive research developed in two phases: construction of simulation scenario of ordinary meeting of the Municipal Health Council and validation by committee of experts who analyzed the representativeness and adequacy of the content. The scenario included the items: prebriefing, additional information about the case, scenario objectives, evaluation criteria (observers), scenario duration time, human and physical resources, instructions for the actors, context, references and debriefing.

Reflections on nursing students fear and anxiety arising from clinical practicums.

Background: Anxiety and fear are emotional responses that may emerge when individuals anticipate threats. Undergraduate nursing students may experience feelings of hopelessness and anguish in the clinical learning experience, directly impacting their academic performance. This study aims to reflect upon the fear and anxiety faced by nursing students during clinical training.

Factors Associated with Emotion Regulation in Men with Internet Access Living in Brazil during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

to evaluate the factors associated with emotion regulation in men with internet access living in Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic. an epidemiological survey, conducted with 1015 men. An electronic form was applied containing sociodemographic and occupational characteristics, support and coping strategies, as well as emotional and behavioral aspects.

Nursing and advocacy in health: An integrative review.

Background: The practice of health advocacy in nursing has been defined as a process aimed at promoting the independence and autonomy of users of health services, in addition to providing information on healthcare decision-making and offering support for decisions taken.

Ethical Considerations: Ethics approval was not required to conduct this review.

Aim: This integrative review aims to synthesize evidence in the literature on health advocacy in professional nursing practice.

Prevention of Illicit Drug use from the Users' Perspective.

This research described the perspective of illicit drug users regarding illicit drug use prevention initiatives. The study used a convergent parallel mixed methods design, combining quantitative and qualitative methods. In the quantitative component of the study, 111 subjects from a psychosocial care centre (CAPS-AD).

Involuntary Hospitalization of Patients With Mental Disorders: Knowledge of Health Professionals.

A descriptive and exploratory study with a qualitative approach was undertaken to describe the knowledge of health professionals at a psychiatric hospital about involuntary hospitalization. Health professionals from the admission ward of a psychiatric hospital located in an inner city of the state of São Paulo, Brazil, participated in the study. Data were collected through semistructured interviews with sixteen health professionals and the analysis was based on thematic analysis.

RESEARCH ETHICS COMMITTEES' ANALYSIS OF NURSING PROJECTS IN BRAZIL.

The objective in this exploratory study is to consider the demand for nursing related projects in the Ethics Committees registered on the website of the National Information System Commission about Ethics in Research Involving Human Beings (SISNEP) between 2003 and 2010. The data were collected in two phases: research projects approved in specific Ethics Committees of Nursing Schools/ Faculties registered for at least four years, and projects whose title contained the keywords Nurse and/or Nursing, approved in general Ethics Committees. In total, 2576 projects were approved in the six Committees analyzed.

Rethinking ethical and legal issues at the end of life in the U.K. and Brazil: a role for solidarity?

There are currently high profile debates about legal and ethical aspects of end of life care and treatment in the U.K. and Brazil.

Challenges for nursing education in Angola: the perception of nurse leaders affiliated with professional education institutions.

Background: Angola is one of the African countries with the highest morbidity and mortality rates and a devastating lack of human resources for health, including nursing. The World Health Organization stimulates and takes technical cooperation initiatives for human resource education and training in health and education, with a view to the development of countries in the region. The aim in this study was to identify how nurses affiliated with nursing education institutions perceive the challenges nursing education is facing in Angola.

Psychiatric nursing care in Brazil: legal and ethical aspects.

Human rights, considered as rights inherent to all human beings, must be respected unconditionally, especially during health care delivery. These rights became actually protected by International Law when the UN was created in 1945 and, later, when the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was issued in 1948, giving rise to various subsequent treaties. Based on the historical evolution of Human Rights in the international sphere, associated with the principles of constitutional, penal and civil law and psychiatric patient rights in Brazil, we aim to understand some dilemmas of psychiatric nursing care: individuals' rights as psychiatric patients, hospitalization and nursing professionals' practice.

[The Nursing School of Ribeirao Preto, of the University of Sao Paulo, and the International Pro Sigma Theta Tau Honorary Society of Nursing].

The FIERP Honor Society will become a Sigma Theta Tau International chapter in 2002. The Honor Society had to face significant challenges, but the opportunity to participate in this international network will be of great importance to Brazilian and Latin American Nursing.