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Objective: to adapt and validate the Three-Dimensional Work Fatigue Inventory (3D-WFI) for Brazil's cultural reality and assess the psychometric properties., Methods: a methodological study developed in six stages: initial translation; synthesis of translations; back translation; review by expert committee; pretest; and review of the adaptation process by the researchers. For validity, the instrument was applied to a sample of 318 nursing professors from Brazilian federal and state public universities. Data were analyzed using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, composite reliability and instrument reliability (Cronbach's alpha and McDonald's omega)., Results: the 3D-WFI instrument showed excellent internal consistency (α=0.95 and ω=0.97), three dimensions and explained variance of 62.77%., Conclusions: the Brazilian version of the instrument showed excellent psychometric properties for assessing fatigue among Brazilian workers.

Objective: to analyze scientific evidence on moral courage and related factors among nursing undergraduate students., Method: the protocol of this scoping review was registered on Open Science Framework. A search was performed in five databases, according to the method provided by Joanna Briggs Institute Reviewers, the mnemonic strategy Population, Concept and Context, and a specific checklist., Results: a total of 2,812 results were identified, but only nine studies were eligible and presented three thematic approaches: Moral courage from the perspective of nursing students; Moral courage and related factors; and The teaching of moral courage in the training of nursing students. The factors related to moral courage include moral distress, moral sensitivity, age, and having a previous degree in the health field., Final Considerations: few studies were found with a low evidence level. Most were performed in developed countries, indicating some gaps that need to be addressed in the future.

Objectives: to analyze the profile of nursing students at a university in southern Brazil and verify the effectiveness of the use of social networks in students' location and adherence., Methods: a quantitative, descriptive and exploratory study, carried out with 314 students through a questionnaire prepared on Google Forms, made available through digital social networks and e-mails., Results: students were women, without training in a technical/assistance nursing course, participants in projects and research groups, with a graduate degree. Furthermore, more than 75% obtained their first job within six months after graduation, more than 80% worked in healthcare, with public employment, workload of up to 40 hours a week, income between four and ten minimum wages, and 92% indicated that they were satisfied and/or very satisfied with the course., Conclusions: the strategic use of social networks enabled greater adherence by the target audience and nursing students' profile design.

Objectives: to understand the conceptions of postgraduate Nursing students regarding integrity in scientific research., Methods: a qualitative, descriptive and exploratory study conducted in October 2020, with 40 students from a postgraduate program in Nursing from a public university in Southern Brazil. The interviews had an emphasis on scientific integrity and its importance for scientific research; they were conducted using synchronous communication tool and analyzed by textual discourse analysis., Results: two categories emerged: "Scientific integrity: the ethical dimension of research" and "Implications of academic productivism for scientific integrity". Such integrity is intrinsically related to the supporting ethical elements, as well as to the nuances of productivism and its impacts on integrity., Final Considerations: the cross-sectionalism of ethical practices is necessary in the production spheres of science, so that knowledge is perpetuated in harmony with integrity and its representations to the community.

Objective: to analyze the relationship between exposure to workloads and presenteeism among nursing workers in the socio-environmental context of university hospitals., Method: this is a quantitative, cross-sectional and analytical study with 355 nursing workers from two university hospitals in southern Brazil. Data were collected from November 2019 to February 2020. The Workload Scale in Nursing Activities and the Work Limitations Questionnaire were used. Descriptive statistics, variance analysis and Pearson's correlation test were used., Results: there was a significant correlation between chemical loads and time management; biological loads and time management, physical demand and productivity loss; physiological loads and mental and interpersonal demand, production demand and loss of productivity; psychological loads and production demand., Conclusions: there is a relationship between workloads and nursing presenteeism, verified by limitations and loss of productivity.

Objective: to identify workloads in nursing work and its association with nursing worker burnout., Method: a cross-sectional study, including 211 nursing workers from a university hospital, between July and August 2016. For the analysis, the descriptive statistics, Chi-Square Test, Fisher's Exact Test and Mann Whitney U-Test were used., Results: the most evidenced loads were biological. A significant association was found between workloads and workers' occupation, as well as a significant association between workloads and worker burnout. Burnout caused upper limb pain, neck and lumbar pain, lower limb pain, muscle spasm, lower limb edema, mental fatigue, headache, nervousness, and forgetfulness., Conclusion: workloads identification is a subsidy for the promotion of interventions that minimize the burnout generated to the health of the nursing worker.

Objective: construct and validate a tool to identify the factors that influence interpersonal relations and the health of nursing workers in a University Hospital in the South of Brazil., Method: methodological study, in nine steps. The face validation was carried out, with the participation of five experts, professor nurses doctors in Nursing, content with 26 nurses, stricto sensu Nursing Postgraduate students, and the validation of the construct was performed through a quantitative approach with 213 nursing workers. We used the exploratory factorial analysis and the Cronbach's Alpha in the validation of the construct., Results: the tool consisted of 29 questions and six constructs were identified. The Cronbach's Alpha value.879 showed satisfactory internal consistency., Conclusion: the tool was valid and reliable for use in the assessment of interpersonal relations among nursing workers in Brazilian University Hospitals.

Objective: to identify ethical problems from the components of moral sensitivity among nurses of Intensive Care Units., Method: qualitative, exploratory-descriptive study developed in a hospital in the South of Brazil with 19 nurses working in intensive care units through semi-structured interviews that were analyzed through discursive textual analysis., Results: ethical education, dialogue, relationships with other health team members, professional autonomy, knowledge, personal values, effective communication, leadership and patients' positive outcomes were identified as important components of nurses' moral sensitivity, and comprise the domains of moral consciousness, benevolent motivation, and spontaneous moral perception., Final Considerations: the components of moral sensitivity identified in this study facilitate nurses' instrumentalization in the face of decision making and ethical problems in the intensive care setting.

Objective:: Cross-culturally adapt and validate the Moral Distress Scale-Revised for nurses., Method:: Quantitative, analytical cross-sectional study conducted with 157 nurses of two hospital institutions of Southern Brazil, one public and one philanthropic. Procedures conducted: cultural adaptation of the instrument according to international recommendations; validation for the Brazilian context., Results:: Face and content validation was considered satisfactory as assessed by a specialist committee and a pretest. The instrument demonstrated satisfactory internal consistency through frequency and intensity analysis per question in the 157 items and per subgroups of the various hospital units. Cronbach's alpha was 0.88 for the instrument and between 0.76 and 0.94 for hospital units. Pearson's correlation found a moderate association for moral distress among nurses., Conclusion:: The Moral Distress Scale-Revised - Brazilian version is a valid instrument for the assessment of moral distress in nurses., Objetivo:: Adaptar culturalmente e validar a Moral Distress Scale Revised para enfermeiros., Método:: Estudo quantitativo, transversal analítico, realizado com 157 enfermeiros de duas instituições hospitalares do Sul do Brasil, uma pública e uma filantrópica. Realizou-se: a adaptação cultural do instrumento segundo recomendações internacionais; e a sua validação para o contexto brasileiro., Resultados:: A validade de face e conteúdo foi considerada satisfatória mediante avaliação de comitê de especialistas e realização de pré-teste. Mediante análise de frequência e intensidade por questão nos 157 questionários e por subconjuntos das diferentes unidades hospitalares, o instrumento demonstrou consistência interna satisfatória, com alfa de Cronbach 0,88 para o instrumento e entre 0,76 e 0,94 para as unidades hospitalares. A correlação de Pearson identificou moderada associação de sofrimento moral nos enfermeiros., Conclusão:: o Moral Distress Scale Revised - versão brasileira é um instrumento válido para ser utilizado na avaliação de sofrimento moral de enfermeiros.