Helena De Rezende

Dr Helena De Rezende

  • u_hderezende at bournemouth dot ac dot uk
  • Principal Academic in Adult Nursing
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Biography

Helena is a Principal Academic in Adult Nursing at Bournemouth University in England. She has a keen interest in patient safety studies and has been conducting research in the field for several years. Her research focuses on ensuring the safety of patients and improving patient safety education. Helena is also an expert in systematic reviews using Joanna Briggs Methodology (JBI) and the use of Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluations (GRADE). Her proficiency in these research methods has helped her produce several high-quality research papers and publications.

Aside from her research work, Helena is also an outstanding lecturer. She teaches research methods, literature reviews, patient safety, and quality to undergraduate BSc students at Bournemouth University. Her teaching style is highly engaging and interactive, which has helped her students develop a deep understanding of the subject matter.

Helena's expertise in patient safety studies and systematic reviews has earned her a reputation as a scientific writer for JBI Australia...

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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person's work contributes towards the following SDGs:

Good health and well-being

"Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages"

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Quality education

"Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all"

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Reduced inequalities

"Reduce inequality within and among countries"

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Partnership for the Goals

"Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development"

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Journal Articles

  • Podgorica, N., Červený, M., de Rezende, H., Horta Reis da Silva, T., Ivziku, D., Mew, L., Nagórska, M., Sampaio, F., Shao, C.H., Teixeira-Santos, L., Warshawski, S., Luiking, M.-L., 2026. Recent Trends in Doctoral Theses in Nursing Across Eight Countries: A Scoping Review. J Adv Nurs.
  • Martins, M.S., Manganotti, L.T.D.C.N., Nascimento, I.R.S., de Paula, A.G., Quadrado, E.R.S., Rached, C.D.A., de Rezende, H., 2026. Leadership factors affecting health care professionals as second victims in the hospital context: a scoping review protocol. Jbi Evidence Synthesis, 24 (1), 142-149.
  • De Rezende, H., Witcher, S., 2025. Experiences of nursing associates’ transition to the bachelor nursing degree apprenticeship: A qualitative study. Teaching and Learning in Nursing, 20 (4), e1073-e1078.
  • Martins, M.S., de Rezende, H., Quadrado, E.R.S., de Paula, A.G., de Oliveira Carmo, H., do Nascimento, V.F., 2025. Second victim phenomenon: impact on healthcare professionals,organizationalresponsibilityandsupport strategies. Revista Cuidarte, 16 (2).
  • De Rezende, H., Martins, M.S., Sirlei Dos Santos Silva, M., 2025. Empowering Nursing Educators to Teach Patient Safety: Insights From a Train the Trainer Workshop in Brazil. Nurse Educator, 50 (1), E12.
  • Te Haara, S.R., De Rezende, H., Wang, C., 2024. Diagnostic Test Accuracy of the YEARS Algorithm for Pulmonary Embolism A systematic review and meta-analysis. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 24 (4), 491-500.
  • De Rezende, H., 2024. How relational leadership can enhance nurses' well-being and productivity. Nursing Standard Royal College of Nursing Great Britain 1987, 39 (5), 77-81.
  • De Rezende, H., Ooms, A., Kaya, G.D., Wang, C., 2024. Perceptions of Patient Safety Competence among Undergraduate Nursing and Nursing Associate Students: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study. Nursing Forum, 2024.
  • Rezende, H.D., Morais, A.S., Vitorio, A.M.F., Quadrado, E.R.S., Garzin, A.C.A., Martins, M.S., Lourenção, D.C.D.A., Modesto, R.C., Nicole, A.G., 2024. Effectiveness of Educational Interventions to Develop Patient Safety Competencies in Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Systematic Review. Nurse Educator.
  • De Rezende, H., Freedman, H., Grainger, M., 2022. The Use and Value of Learning Technologies to Improve Academic Literacy Skills. Journal of Nursing Education, 61 (4), 223.
  • De Rezende, H., Vitorio, A.M.F., Morais, A.S., Garzin, A.C.A., Nicole, A.G., Quadrado, E.R.S., Lourenção, D.C.D.A., Martins, M.S., 2022. Effectiveness of educational interventions to develop patient safety knowledge, skills, behaviours and attitudes in undergraduate nursing students: A systematic review protocol. BMJ Open, 12 (3).
  • De Rezende, H., Melleiro, M.M., 2022. Towards Safe Patient Identification Practices: the Development of a Conceptual Framework from the Findings of a Ph.D. Project. Open Nursing Journal, 16 (1).
  • De Rezende, H., 2021. Using Instant Messages to Support First-Year Undergraduate Nursing Students. Nurse Educator, 46 (4), 260.
  • De Rezende, H., Melleiro, M.M., Marques, P.A.O., Barker, T.H., 2021. Interventions to reduce patient identification errors in the hospital setting: A systematic review. Open Nursing Journal, 15 (1), 109-121.
  • De Rezende, H.A., Melleiro, M.M., Shimoda, G.T., 2019. Interventions to reduce patient identification errors in the hospital setting: A systematic review protocol. Jbi Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 17 (1), 37-42.
  • de Rezende, H.A., MonteiroCocco, M.I., 2002. Every day use of phytotherapy in a rural population. Revista Da Escola De Enfermagem Da U S P, 36 (3), 282-288.

Chapters

  • Argenio-Haine, S., De Rezende, H., Liewelyn, R., 2021. Patient Comfort and supporting personal hygiene. The Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures, Student Edition. John Wiley & Sons.
  • Argenio-Haines, S., De Rezende, H., Liewelyn, R., 2020. Patient Comfort and supporting personal hygiene. The Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures, Professional Edition. John Wiley & Sons.
  • Silva, M., De Rezende, H., Macedo, R.S., 2019. Curativo de Cateter Peridural (Epidural Catheter Dressing). Procedimentos de Enfermagem para a Prática Clínica. Grupo A Educação.
  • De Rezende, H., Duarte, A., 2017. A Influência da Liderança na Promoção de Comportamentos de Cidadania Organizacional entre Enfermeiros (The Influence of Leadership Promoting Organizational Citizenship Behaviour among Nurses). Liderança e Seus Efeitos (Leadership and its effects). Coimbra: Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra.

Conferences

  • De Rezende, H., 2024. Patterns of information consumption and social media use among nursing members of Sigma Europe Region. A study by Sigma Europe Region Communications Committee. In: Sigma 26/06/2024 7th European Regional Sigma Conference.
  • De Rezende, H., 2024. Patterns of information consumption and social media use among nursing members of Sigma Europe Region. A study by Sigma Europe Region Communications Committee. In: Sigma 26/06/2024 7th European Regional Sigma Conference.
  • De Rezende, H., Vitorio, A., Morais, A., Garzin, A., Nicole, A., Quadrado, E., Lourenção, D., Martins, M., Modesto, R., 2024. The effectiveness of educational interventions to develop patient safety knowledge, skills, behaviours, and attitudes in undergraduate nursing students: a systematic review. In: 7th European Region Sigma Conference 26/06/2024 Bournemouth.
  • Christine, A., Portia, J., De Rezende, H., Kako, M., Mangrio, E., Jiménez-Herrera, M., Moriyama, M., 2023. Using virtual learning to cultivate cultural competency, global citizenship and leadership amongst nursing students: a mix-method study. In: RCN International Nursing Research Conference 06/09/2023 Manchester.
  • De Rezende, H., 2023. Patient Safety in Nursing Education. In: Patient Safety in Health Education: Possibilities of Professional Training 24/04/2023 Brazil.
  • Argenbrigth, C., Jordan, P., De Rezende, H., Mayumi, K., Mangrio, E., Jiménez-Herrera, M., Moriyama, M., 2023. . Cultivating Cultural Competency and Leadership for Global Citizenship in Nursing. In: Intercultural Learning for Global Engagement Conference 27/03/2023 Virtual.
  • De Rezende, H., 2022. How did nursing schools around the globe respond to the COVID-19 pandemic regarding skills training and clinical field placements, the case of United Kingdom. In: 42nd Annual Conference of Japan Academy of Nursing Science 04/12/2022 Japan.
  • De Rezende, H., 2022. How did nursing schools around the globe respond to the COVID-19 pandemic regarding skills training and clinical field placements, the case of United Kingdom. In: 42nd Annual Conference of Japan Academy of Nursing Science 04/12/2022 Japan.
  • De Rezende, H., 2022. The protagonism of the school of Nursing in the training for leadership in nursing and health. In: IV International meeting of Nursing Research 31/10/2022 Beazil.
  • De Rezende, H., 2022. Innovative experiences in patient safety education. In: 2nd SOBRASP (Brazilian society for the quality of care and patient safety) Congress 31/10/2022 Brazil.
  • De Rezende, H., 2004. Patterns of information consumption and social media use among nursing members of Sigma Europe Region. A study by Sigma Europe Region Communications Committee. In: 7th European Region Sigma Conference 2024 31/10/2022 Bournemouth University.
  • De Rezende, H., 2004. Patterns of information consumption and social media use among nursing members of Sigma Europe Region. A study by Sigma Europe Region Communications Committee. In: 7th European Region Sigma Conference 2024 31/10/2022 Bournemouth University.
  • De Rezende, H., Vitorio, A., Morais, A., Garzin, A., Nicole, A., Quadrado, E., Lourencao, D., Martins, M., Modesto, R., 2004. The effectiveness of educational interventions to develop patient safety knowledge, skills, behaviours, and attitudes in undergraduate nursing students: a systematic review. In: 7th European Region Sigma Conference 2024 31/10/2022 Bournemouth University.

Internet Publications

Theses

  • De Rezende, H., 2020. Interventions to reduce patient identification errors in the hospital setting: a systematic review. School of Nurisng University of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
  • De Rezende, H., 2010. Transformational and transactional leadership and their influence on organizational citizenship behaviours. University Institute Lisbon.

Posters

  • Rangel, A., Dias, N., Carmo, H., De Rezende, H., Martins, M., 2024. Incidentes relacionados à assistência à saúde no Brasil notificados pelo NOTIVISA entre 2019 e 2023 (Incidents related to healthcare reported by NOTIVISA between 2019 and 2023 in Brazil). In: 3rd Congress of the Brazilian Society for the Quality of Care and Patient Safety (SOBRASP), Sao Paulo, Brazil.
  • Rangel, A., Dias, N., Carmo, H., De Rezende, H., Martins, M., 2024. Incidentes relacionados à assistência à saúde no Brasil notificados pelo NOTIVISA entre 2019 e 2023 (Incidents related to healthcare reported by NOTIVISA between 2019 and 2023 in Brazil). In: 3rd Congress of the Brazilian Society for the Quality of Care and Patient Safety (SOBRASP), Sao Paulo, Brazil.
  • De Rezende, H., Martins, M., Silva, M., 2024. Ensino da segurança do paciente: panorama atual, documentos norteadores e desafios (Teaching patient safety: current panorama, guiding documents and challenges). In: 9TH LATIN AMERICAN FORUM ON QUALITY AND SAFETY IN HEALTHCARE.

PhD Students

  • Saud Fahad Alotaibi, 2029. Improving Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety Care in Saudi Healthcare Context by Enhancing Organisational Culture and Health Information Systems, (In progress)
  • Eszter Hajdu, 2029. A Phenomenological Study on the Acculturation of Hungarian Nurses in the UK, (In progress)

Profile of Teaching UG

  • Foundations for Professional Practice and Research
  • Clinical Leadership and Management
  • Research for Professional Practice
  • Caring for People with Complex Healthcare Needs
  • Therapeutical Communication and Interpersonal Skills for Nursing Practice
  • Nursing Practice and Nursing Skills 2
  • Developing a Literature Review
  • Improving Safety and Quality of Care

Grants

  • SAFETY Project: Developing an Interprofessional Training Program to Strengthen Patient Safety Competencies in Newly Qualified Healthcare Professionals (Wessex Health Partners, 24 Feb 2025). Awarded
  • Perceptions of patient safety competence among undergraduate nursing students: a comparative cross-sectional study (Kingston University, 15 Jan 2023). Completed
  • The Use of Virtual Learning Spaces to Cultivate Cultural Competency and Leadership for Global Citizenship in nursing (The International Network of Universities, 03 Jan 2022). Completed
  • The Use of Virtual Learning Spaces to Cultivate Cultural Competency and Leadership for Global Citizenship in nursing (The International Network of Universities, 03 Jan 2022). Completed

External Responsibilities

Internal Responsibilities

Journal Reviewing/Refereeing

  • Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P, Anonymous peer review, 01 Oct 2024
  • Nurse Educator, Anonymous peer review, 16 Sep 2024
  • BMJ Open, Open peer review, 05 Feb 2023

Public Engagement & Outreach Activities

  • Sigma Action Learning Set (06 Feb 2024-19 Dec 2024)
  • Co-chair European Communication Committee, Sigma European Region
  • Member of the Sigma Europe International Research Committee

Conference Presentations

  • RCN International Nursing Research Conference, Using virtual learning to cultivate cultural competency, global citizenship and leadership amongst nursing students: a mix-method study, 06 Sep 2023, Manchester
  • NETNEP 2022 8th International Nurse Education Conference, Nursing student’s experiences with national elective placement during Covid-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, 19 Oct 2022, Siges, Spain
  • 7th Pan Pacific Nursing Conference, Interventions to reduce patient identification errors in the hospital setting: a systematic review, 28 May 2021, Hong Kong
  • 7th Pan Pacific Nursing Conference, An Interdisciplinary Model to Assists the Safety of Patient Identification Process, 28 May 2021, Hong Kong
  • 7th Pan Pacific Nursing Conference, Embedding Academic Literacy Skills Through the Use of Learning Technologies, 28 May 2021, Hong Kong
  • International Congress of Quality in Health Services and Systems, Patient Identification: development of a conceptual model for the application of safe practices, 27 Apr 2021, Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • 25th World Nursing and Healthcare Conference, The role of simulation and clinical skills in prequalifying nursing education: a case report, 11 Jul 2019, Vienna, Austria
  • International Congress of Quality in Health Services and Systems, Absenteeism Among Nursing Workers in Emergency Care Units, 17 May 2017, Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • 2nd National Scientific Congress of Nurses, Perceptions of nursing undergraduate students about patient safety, 20 Sep 2016, Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • 67º Brazilian Congress of Nursing, The influence of leadership in promoting organizational citizenship behaviours among nurses, 27 Oct 2015, Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • 67º Brazilian Congress of Nursing, Nursing in a globalized world: an experience report, 27 Oct 2015, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Attended Training

  • • GRADE (Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluations) Workshop, 23 Feb 2023
  • The South London Applied Research Leadership Academy by NIHR, 01 Mar 2022

Qualifications

  • PhD in PhD in Sciences: Nursing Management Programme (University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2020)
  • PGCE in Post-Graduation Certificate in Intensive Care Unit (Unyleia Faculty, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2016)
  • MSc in Master of Science in Health Services Management (Lisbon University Institute – ISCTE Executive Education, Lisbon, Portugal, 2010)
  • BSc (Hons) in Nursing (University of Campinas, Brazil, 1999)

Memberships

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