Investing in strengthening nursing in Colombia is necessary, and striving for excellence is indeed possible. This presents a challenge that transforms and strengthens the role of nursing in healthcare institutions, based on the best evidence available worldwide and the experience of the Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá. Through the development and incorporation of clinical and strategic leadership models, shared governance, and continuing education, it demonstrates how nursing can positively impact quality, safety, the patient experience, and the practice itself, which together constitute world-class professional practice. Today, it is possible to affirm that excellence in nursing in Colombia is a strategy that transforms realities, elevates care, and strengthens the country. Excellence in nursing is a key strategy for strengthening health systems, improving clinical outcomes, and dignifying the profession. Colombia must move forward with national policies that promote quality training, clinical leadership, and fair working conditions. Investing in nursing today is a guarantee of universal coverage, resilience, and equity in the future.

Introduction: Since there are no comprehensive studies, it is important to consolidate data on sleep quality in nursing students. Objective: To estimate the prevalence of poor sleep quality in nursing students worldwide. Materials and Methods: This is a systematic review and meta-analysis registered on the PROSPERO platform, in which primary studies were searched for in LILACS, PubMed, Science Direct, Scopus, EMBASE, and SAGE in English, Portuguese, and Spanish until May 2024, which had measured the prevalence of sleep quality and had used a scale for that purpose. The Joanna Briggs Institute’s (JBI) methodological guidelines for systematic reviews of observational studies were considered. Quality assessment was performed using the institute’s tool for prevalence studies. A meta-analysis was also done using a random-effects model, and the weighted mean prevalence, the heterogeneity, and publication bias were calculated using the I2 statistic and Egger’s test, respectively. Results: A total of 25 studies were included in the meta-analysis, representing 5,559 nursing students. A low sleep quality prevalence of 65 % (95 % CI .55-.74) was identified, with Latin America being the region with the highest prevalence, 84 % (95 % CI .65-.97), and Europe the lowest, 38 % (95 % CI .23-.54). Conclusion: In most world regions, with a higher prevalence in Latin America, the quality of sleep in nursing students is very low. For this reason, its consequences and effects in the short, medium, and long term must begin to be studied and measured systematically in university training institutions.

Introduction: Childhood cancer affects all family members, which is why recent studies have begun to show the vulnerability of healthy siblings who are involved in psychosocial, social, and academic aspects of patients’ lives. Objectives: To identify the experiences lived by healthy siblings of children with cancer that affect their well-being and quality of life during and after the illness. Materials and Methods: A scoping review based on the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology, using the databases Web of Science, PubMed, CUIDEN, and CINAHL, following PRISMA guidelines, conducted between August 2024 and January 2025, with the descriptors Siblings, Children, Cancer, Social Problems, Experience, and Research. The findings of the selected articles were subjected to thematic analysis by the authors. Results: Twenty-three scientific articles were selected, and four categories were identified: (a) Family distancing, (b) Deterioration of the healthy sibling’s relationship with parents, (c) Impact on the healthy sibling’s private life, and (d) Coping strategies developed by healthy siblings. Conclusions: Healthy siblings face complex situations that compromise their well-being. Despite this, they manage to adapt, though they remain at risk of developing physical, socioemotional, and academic consequences. Therefore, they require active and multidimensional interventions that include them in their entirety and promote their quality of life.

Introduction: Stigma towards people with mental disorders hinders access to and the quality of healthcare globally. Reducing this situation among healthcare professionals requires specific interventions. Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of an anti-stigma intervention program for patients with mental disorders at a CESFAM in Biobío. Materials and Methods: A quantitative, analytical, pre-experimental, and longitudinal study was conducted with 40 healthcare professionals selected using stratified random sampling. Participants with more than one year of experience, direct contact with users, and who had attended at least one workshop were included. Those with justified absenteeism from work were excluded. The WHO-HC questionnaire was administered in January 2024 (pre-intervention) and June 2024 (post-intervention). The educational intervention was conducted between March and June 2024. Student’s T-test, Wilcoxon’s W test, ANOVA, Games-Howell post-hoc tests, and Spearman’s Rho coefficient were used for the analysis. Results: The sample consisted predominantly of women (72.5 %) and professionals aged 30-39 (45 %). The mean questionnaire score was 46.2 (SD ± 8.30) at pre-intervention, remaining unchanged at post-intervention (SD ± 9.4). No statistically significant differences were found in the post-intervention questionnaire. Conclusion: No reduction in stigma was evident after the intervention. Differences in stigmatizing attitudes were observed based on age and social class, indicating an increase in stigmatizing attitudes associated with years of service; this suggests the use of more targeted approaches to address the problem.

Introduction: Photobiomodulation is a noninvasive therapy used with neonates and children, with promising results due to its analgesic, antimicrobial, and reparative actions. Objective: To describe the available evidence on the use of photobiomodulation in nursing care for neonates and children. Materials and Methods: This is a structured scoping review based on the methodological guidelines of the Joanna Briggs Institute. The PCC mnemonic was applied, where P stands for population (neonates and children), C for concept (photobiomodulation), and C for context (healthcare). The databases searched were Web of Science, Science Direct, Embase, PubMed via MEDLINE, LILACS, BDEnf, WPRIM, and IBECS via the Virtual Health Library (VHL); in addition to the repositories: Preprints bioRxiv, Thesis and Dissertation Catalog, and OpenGrey. The results followed the guidelines from the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) checklist. Results: The final sample consisted of 11 studies, with a focus on diode laser application, all developed in the field of dentistry. It was evident that photobiomodulation is a promising and effective non-pharmacological method in nursing care for neonates and children. Conclusions: Photobiomodulation has a broad spectrum of action and is consolidating itself as a promising, safe, and easily applicable non-pharmacological treatment in child health care.

Introduction: The design of a nursing-specific theory will support improving care from a gerontological-geriatric approach. Given the rise of the elderly population and the diverse pathological conditions that chronic pain triggers, this theory integrates physical-functional, cognitive-psychological and socio-family aspects, which support care with this theoretical approach. Objective: To construct a situation-specific theory that explains the phenomenon of the trajectory of the disease that causes chronic non-malignant pain in the elderly. Methodology and Materials: This was a five-stage theoretical study: 1) theoretical construction, 2) construction of principal concepts, 3) construction of the theoretical articulation, 4) construction of propositions and empirical indicators to establish causal relationships, and 5) construction of evidence for the nursing practice. Results: The antecedent is derived from Weiner and Dodd’s Nursing Trajectory theory. Four metaparadigm concepts and fourteen main concepts were described, a theoretical articulation was developed, eight propositions were constructed, and seven empirical indicators were developed to establish causal relationships that function as evidence for the practice. The scope of the theory and the implications for the nursing practice are also presented. Conclusion: This theory allows identifying the process and the necessary considerations to accompany an elderly person living with chronic non-malignant pain. It includes the organization, temporality, identity, and body as fundamental concepts. This theory’s proposal establishes a precedent to apply these concepts in gerontological-geriatric consultations and interventions.

Introduction: Communication between nursing professionals and the families of critically ill patients is an essential aspect of quality care. Therefore, measuring this communication is an important factor in improving healthcare. The objective was to determine the communication activities performed by nursing professionals with the families of critically ill patients and their association with sociodemographic variables. Materials and Methods: This was an analytical cross-sectional study with a purposeful sample of 100 intensive care nursing professionals from the Colombian Andean Region. The instrument Nursing Activities to Communicate with the Families of Critically Ill Patients was used, which consists of 16 items and has an overall Cronbach’s alpha of 0.92. Descriptive statistics and bivariate analysis were applied; the significance level was set at 0.05. Results: Nursing professionals “almost always” develop communication activities aimed at transmitting information and “sometimes” activities focused on identifying and satisfying psycho-spiritual needs. The variables most associated with communication activities were the number of patients assigned and the educational level (p < 0.05). Conclusions: Information is a priority for the families of critically ill patients, so communication activities related to physical, emotional, cultural, and relational aspects are essential in nursing care. However, some variables can limit communication. Communication activities by nursing professionals should be strengthened to enhance the quality of care provided to the families of critically ill patients.

Introduction: Burnout is considered a public health problem, meaning that it is important to address it in a pandemic health care scenario. Objective: To analyze burnout in association with sociodemographic and work characteristics of Primary Health Care professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Materials and methods: This is a quantitative study conducted from September 2021 to February 2022 in a municipality in southern Brazil, with 295 professionals, 224 of whom had been working for at least six months. Participants answered an electronic form with sociodemographic and work-related variables and the Burnout Assessment Tool scale. The data was analyzed using Poisson regression, with a p-value < 0.10. Results: Emotional exhaustion was more prevalent among community health workers (r = 0.37; p = 0.01) and nurses (r = 0.52; p = 0.04). Participants with a good diet had lower emotional exhaustion (r = 0.64; p < = 0.001) and a decline in emotional control (r = -0.97; p < 0.001); older age was associated with lower exhaustion (r = - 0.20; p < 0.001). The use of continuous medication was associated with better mental detachment (r = 0.39; p = 0.01). Community health workers had less cognitive decline (r = 0.61; p = 0.09). Conclusion: This study emphasizes the need to build a healthy work environment, promote self-care, and reduce occupational stress to mitigate burnout among professionals working during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Introduction: Although segmented evaluation strategies exist to verify the presence of empirical indicators of cardiovascular rehabilitation, no instrument has been found to measure this phenomenon in a unified way, considering its multidimensional nature. Objective: To construct and validate the content of the Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Measurement Scale. Materials and Methods: This is a methodological study, conducted using the premise of the theoretical pole of psychometrics, in two stages: construction of the instrument and content validation by judges. The instrument was constructed by converting operational definitions of rehabilitation markers into behavioral representations of the construct. Validation was enabled by the judgment of nine judges selected through the Lattes Platform. The items were judged based on psychometric criteria. The analysis was based on the content validity index. The binomial test was performed and Cronbach’s alpha was established. Results: A total of 33 items were developed to compose the scale, based on operational definitions of four dimensions of the construct: rehabilitative care, subject, adherence to therapy, and social. Of the 33 items evaluated, 51.5 % had a content validity index equal to 1.00, while 33.3 % had an index equal to 0.97. The judges suggested changes to the spelling of 42 % of the items, and 93 % of the suggestions were accepted. A global validity index of 0.97 and a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.92 were obtained, indicating excellent theoretical formulation. Conclusions: The scale will enable the measurement of cardiovascular rehabilitation from the perspective of clinical care and may be used in the evaluation of nursing care from the perspective of multidimensional interventions.