"Mobilising All Nurses to address

substance use'

What are we doing in Brazil

Divane de Vargas, Ph.D, BSN,MSN, FIAAN

Sao Paulo University School of Nursing

Brazil – country profile

Brazil covers approximately half of South America.

Has borders with all South America Countries except Chile and Equador.

• Population (2017) – 208 millions (mostly urban)

• Federative Republic, 5 regions, 26 States

• (01 FD)

• Municipalities - 5,598

• Territory: (aprox. 22 inh/sqkm)

• Per capita GNP (2015) - US$ 8.000-16.000

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Nursing in Brazil

High school diploma, allowed to enter BSN programs.

BSN programs generally takes around four to five years to be complete with (Average 4.000 hours)

We graduate as generalist nurses.

Nursing Credential Specialties (2y)

MSN (2y)

Ph.D (4 to 5 y)

N =414.712 nurses

n = 18.186 nurses (2.2%) works in Mental

health care facilities.

Brazilian National Nursing Council (2015)

Challenges

During their education, the nurses received a

limited number of classroom hours on the

subject (addictions) - (two to ten)

(Lopes ,2008; Vargas, 2012; Vargas,2013)

Workforce and educational guidelines

Good Pratices

Brazilian Chapter IntNSA.

1st Addictions nursing organization in Brazil (established in 2015).

Recognize the value, the specificity and practices of addiction nursing in the country.

2nd International Symposium on Addiction Nursing

(2017)