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Rita Maria Lemos Baptista Silva

School of Health

Penteada University Campus , Floor 2

rita.silva@staff.uma.pt

(+351) 291 705 136 / 5136

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"We treat our people well, through whom organizations achieve excellent results, because the most expensive recruitment is the one to replace someone who could have stayed"

Biographical Notes

Rita Maria Lemos Baptista Silva, PhD with Distinction, in Nursing Sciences (2016) by the Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar University of Porto; Post-graduation in Continuing Health Care (2007); Graduate in Human Resources (2008); Graduated with the Specialized Higher Studies Course in Medical-Surgical Nursing (2000) Invited Adjunct Professor at the University of Madeira, Escola Superior de Saúde. Nurse Manager at the Regional Health Service of the Autonomous Region of Madeira. 18 Scientific articles published in national and international scientific journals. 4 Chapter(s) of books published nationally and internationally. Received award(s) and/or honors. She works in the area(s): Health Sciences with an emphasis on Nursing Sciences and the area of Education and Higher Education. In her research activities, she interacts with several collaborators in the field of health and education, co-authoring scientific papers published nationally and internationally. She was a member of 9 Juries of Academic Grade as Arguente, in Doctoral Theses (4) and Master's Theses (5). Member of the National Board of Directors of the Order of Portuguese Nurses, 1st Alternate (2016/2019). Vice-President and Member of the Scientific Council of the Associação de Investigação Científica do Atlântico (2020/2023), President of the Health Sciences Department of the Associação de Investigação Científica do Atlântico (2020/2023). She was part of Juries in scientific committees of events in the health area (congresses, conferences...). Participation in Organizing Committees of scientific events in the area of health. Author of the Electronic Registration Program in Perioperative Nursing, in force in the operating room of the Regional Health Service of the Autonomous Region of Madeira. Lecturer at various events of a scientific nature in the area of nursing sciences and health and education sciences. Table moderator at national and international events.

Publications

- 2.º Congresso Nacional de Emergência Pré-hospitalar - Quando o im(previsto) acontece, 2.º Congresso Nacional de Emergência Pré-hospitalar - Quando o im(previsto) acontece, 2025

- Sustentabilidade em Ambiente Perioperatório, Rita Silva, IV Convenção Internacional dos Enfermeiros, 2025

- Adaptação Transcultural e Validação Psicométrica da Versão Portuguesa do Iceland Family Perceived Support Questionnaire (ICE-FPSQ), em famílias com membros adultos com depressão., Gouveia, M. do C. L. V., Sveinbjarnardottir, E. K., Rodrigues, M. J. B., Silva, R. M. L. B., Baptista, M. S., & Henriques, M. A. P., XV Congresso Internacional d`A Sociedade Portuguesa de Enfermagem de Saúde Mental. Viseu., 2024

- E na docência as escolas superiores da saúde, o que há a dizer?, Silva, R., Fórum AVC: Abordagem multidisciplinar na prevenção, diagnóstico e tratamento, organizado pela Universidade da Madeira com patrocínio científico da Sociedade Portuguesa do AVC, 2024

- Perceções de cuidadoras informais sobre motivações, necessidades e benefícios do cuidado para o idoso dependente, Capelo, R., Brasil, C., Silva, R., Capelo, A., Quintal, A., Ribeiro, L., Magalhães, R., & Oliveira, E., 1678-4561, Ciência & Saúde Coletiva, 2024

- Prevenção da violência obstétrica: Que intervenções de enfermagem? Uma revisão sistemática., Jardim, A., Santos, A., Assis, R., Silva, V., Silva, R., & Gouveia, C., 1647-3531, Revista de Divulgação Científica AICA, 2024, 15

- Systematic literature review: Families' perception of nursing care for people in palliative situations., Abreu, F., Viveiros, C., Sousa, J., Alves, M., Silva, R., & Gouveia, C., 1647-3531, Revista de Divulgação Científica AICA, 2024, 12

- Translation, Cultural Adaptation, and Psychometric Validation of the European Portuguese Version of the Iceland-Expressive Family Functioning Questionnaire (ICE-EFFQ), , Maria Do Carmo Lemos Vieira Gouveia, Eydis Kristin Sveinbjarnardotti, João Barreira Rodrigues, Rita Maria Lemos Baptista Silva,Márcia Sílvia Baptista,Maria Adriana Pereira Henriques, Journal of Family Nursing, 2024, 23

- DELIRIUM IN CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS: NURSING INTERVENTIONS, Rita Maria Lemos Baptista Silva,Roberto Carlos Ribeiro Oliveira,Carlos Daniel Aveiro Mendes,Laura Silva Andrade, 1647-3531, Revista de Divulgação Científica AICA, 2023, 11

- Forças das Famílias com Experiência de Depressão nos seus Membros: Perspetiva dos enfermeiros, Gouveia, M. do C. L. V., Sveinbjarnardottir, E. K., Rodrigues, M. J. B., Bacalhau, H., Silva, R. M. L. B., Baptista, M. S., & Henriques, M. A. P., III Convenção Internacional dos Enfermeiros, Ordem dos Enfermeiros, Centro Pastoral de Paulo VI, Fátima, 2023

Academic Qualifications

- PhD in Ciencias de Enfermagem, 2016, Instituto de Ceiencias Biomédicas Abel Salazar