A. P. França

Professor A. P. França is a full-time faculty member at Escola Superior de Enfermagem do Porto (ESEP) in Portugal, where she focuses on nursing ethics and neonatal care research. Her academic work centers on developing clinical guidelines and ethical frameworks for vulnerable populations.

Her primary research domains include:

• Bioethics & Clinical Ethics: Resolving dilemmas in neonatal end-of-life care, informed consent, and human dignity preservation
• Neonatal Nursing: Optimizing feeding protocols for preterm infants and implementing Baby-friendly Hospital Initiatives
• Pediatric Humanization: Enhancing family-centered care models for children with special healthcare needs
• Nursing Education: Integrating UNESCO bioethics curricula into nursing programs

Her 16 publications demonstrate consistent focus on neonatal/pediatric ethics and care quality improvement, with recent works emphasizing evidence-based feeding guidelines, cross-cultural adaptation of clinical tools, and ethical decision-making frameworks. She maintains an exclusively Portuguese institutional affiliation with ESEP.