Soraia Nicola Rodrigues holds a Bachelor's degree in Nursing (2006), a Master's degree in Nursing Sciences (2011), and a PhD in Nursing (2024). From 2016 to 2024, she practised as a specialist nurse in rehabilitation nursing within a cardiothoracic surgery service. Her area of expertise is cardiopulmonary rehabilitation. In 2024, she began her academic career as an assistant professor, and she currently serves as an adjunct professor at the CESPU. She contributes to the Bachelor's and Master's programmes in Nursing and Rehabilitation Nursing, respectively. She is also the coordinator of the postgraduate programme in sports nursing and the master's programme in nursing.
Research interests:
Rehabilitation Nursing
Cardiac Rehabilitation
Preoperative Nursing Interventions
Ageing
Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
Nursing Education and Digital Learning
Selected publications:
Rodrigues, S. N., Henriques, H. R., & Henriques, M. A. P. (2022). Needs of older persons undergoing cardiac surgery: Exploring the perceptions of nurses, patients waiting for and patients having had surgery. Nursing Open. https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1206
Rodrigues, S. N., Henriques, H. R., & Henriques, M. A. P. (2021). Effectiveness of preoperative breathing exercise interventions in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: A systematic review. Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.repc.2020.08.013
Rodrigues, S. N., Henriques, H. R., & Henriques, M. A. P. (2021). Effectiveness of a preoperative breathing exercises intervention on patients undergoing cardiac surgery: A systematic review. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwab061.345
Rodrigues, S. N., Rafael Henriques, H., & Henriques, M. A. (2021). The needs of older persons undergoing heart surgery: Unveiling a nursing intervention through focus groups. European Heart Journal, 42(Suppl 1). https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1206
Rodrigues, S. N., Rafael, H., & Henriques, M. A. (2021). Response to the letter from Rodrigues M. and Vaz I. M. regarding the article “Effectiveness of a preoperative breathing exercise intervention in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: a systematic review.” Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia, 40(10). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.repc.2021.10.016
Soraia Nicola Rodrigues holds a Bachelor's degree in Nursing (2006), a Master's degree in Nursing Sciences (2011), and a PhD in Nursing (2024). From 2016 to 2024, she practised as a specialist nurse in rehabilitation nursing within a cardiothoracic surgery service. Her area of expertise is cardiopulmonary rehabilitation. In 2024, she began her academic career as an assistant professor, and she currently serves as an adjunct professor at the CESPU. She contributes to the Bachelor's and Master's programmes in Nursing and Rehabilitation Nursing, respectively. She is also the coordinator of the postgraduate programme in sports nursing and the master's programme in nursing.
Rodrigues, S. N., Henriques, H. R., & Henriques, M. A. P. (2022). Needs of older persons undergoing cardiac surgery: Exploring the perceptions of nurses, patients waiting for and patients having had surgery. Nursing Open. https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1206
Rodrigues, S. N., Henriques, H. R., & Henriques, M. A. P. (2021). Effectiveness of preoperative breathing exercise interventions in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: A systematic review. Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.repc.2020.08.013
Rodrigues, S. N., Henriques, H. R., & Henriques, M. A. P. (2021). Effectiveness of a preoperative breathing exercises intervention on patients undergoing cardiac surgery: A systematic review. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwab061.345
Rodrigues, S. N., Rafael Henriques, H., & Henriques, M. A. (2021). The needs of older persons undergoing heart surgery: Unveiling a nursing intervention through focus groups. European Heart Journal, 42(Suppl 1). https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1206
Rodrigues, S. N., Rafael, H., & Henriques, M. A. (2021). Response to the letter from Rodrigues M. and Vaz I. M. regarding the article “Effectiveness of a preoperative breathing exercise intervention in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: a systematic review.” Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia, 40(10). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.repc.2021.10.016
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