Beatriz Araújo

Beatriz Araújo is a Researcher at the Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health (CIIS) of the Catholic University of Portugal, with over two decades of research activity spanning 58 publications and an h-index of 5. Her work focuses on nursing practice environments, health services management, and interdisciplinary health research.

Her educational background includes:

• PhD in Nursing (Experiences, Satisfaction and Academic Performance in Nursing Students) from the University of Porto, awarded July 14, 2005

Her research centers on Nursing and Health Professions, with significant contributions to scoping reviews, nursing practice environments, and healthcare management innovation. Key fingerprint areas include Nursing Practice (77%), Social Support (76%), Hospital Management (66%), and Primary Health Care (66%), demonstrating expertise in both clinical and organizational aspects of healthcare delivery. Her methodological strengths span psychometrics (Cronbach Alpha), tuberculosis research, and adolescent health services.

Recent publications (2025) reveal a strong emphasis on nursing leadership and management systems, with multiple scoping reviews examining clinical leadership behaviors and nurse manager practice environments. Her work integrates quantitative methods like PLS-SEM to analyze structural capital's impact on innovation, while cross-sectional studies investigate burnout and job satisfaction in primary care settings. This cohesive body of work addresses critical gaps in healthcare organizational dynamics and nursing workforce sustainability.

She has supervised 13 academic works at UCP and served as examiner for numerous theses on topics including child protection systems, pediatric hospitalization satisfaction, and shift work impacts on nurses. Her research is supported by a major FCT-funded project (2020-2024) through the CIIS center, focusing on systematic reviews of nursing interventions and healthcare innovation.

As an active member of the Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health (CIIS), she collaborates within a network of over 50 researchers across health disciplines, contributing to Portugal's healthcare research infrastructure through interdisciplinary projects spanning hospital management, primary care, and nursing practice optimization.