Increased migration has led to increased prejudice towards immigrant populations. This study aims to analyse attitudes towards immigration among student nurses in three universities, two in Spain and one in Portugal. Methodology: A descriptive, transversal, prospective study was carried out among student nurses (n = 624), using the Attitude towards Immigration in Nursing scale. Results: Nursing students showed some positive attitudes towards immigration, such as that immigrants should have the right to maintain their customs or that immigrants should have free access to healthcare and education, in contrast to some negative attitudes, such as that crime rates have increased due to immigration or that immigrants receive more social welfare assistance than natives. Significant differences in attitudes were revealed between students from the three universities. Discussion: Training in transcultural nursing is necessary for all nursing students in order to reduce negative attitudes towards the immigrant population and increase the awareness and sensitivity of future healthcare staff in caring for patients of all backgrounds.

Review question/objective: : The objective of this systematic review is to identify and assess the properties of instruments for measuring undergraduate nursing students’ knowledge, attitudes and skills in evidence-based practice (EBP). More specifically, the review questions are as follows: What are the measurement properties of the available instruments for measuring undergraduate nursing students’ knowledge, attitudes and skills in EBP? What is the most valid and reliable instrument for measuring undergraduate nursing students’ knowledge, attitudes and skills in EBP?

High-quality health research must involve the citizen, bringing merit, relevance, and value to research and ensuring the transfer of new knowledge or outputs to the community. This theoretical study aimed to conceptualize and discuss the role of Citizen Involvement and Extension to Society in research processes and outcomes, revealing that both concepts have different purposes. Research units and research funding agencies are promoting Citizen Involvement in all steps of the research process because it adds quality to it. Moreover, universities, research units, and researchers should extend their knowledge to society, the citizens, or the end-users as part of their social responsibility. Citizen Involvement and Extension to Society should be considered strategic areas for the development of research in general and nursing research in particular. More studies are needed to generate new knowledge and useful products to better serve the real needs of society.

Enquadramento: As Rota??es de Inicia??o ? Investiga??o (RII) enquadram-se no Eixo Estrat?gico de Desenvolvimento para a Forma??o de Investigadores da Unidade de Investiga??o em Ci?ncias da Sa?de: Enfermagem, no contexto das oportunidades da Janela do Jovem Investigador. Os estudantes do Curso de Licenciatura em Enfermagem (CLE) voluntariamente disponibilizam-se para desenvolver atividades de liga??o do ensino ? investiga??o integrando equipas de investiga??o. Objetivo: Analisar os resultados das cinco edi??es do Programa RII, envolvendo os estudantes do CLE (2014/2015-2018/2019). Principais t?picos em an?lise: Trinta e dois projetos de investiga??o acolheram 202 RII, das quais 133 foram conclu?das com ?xito. Para al?m das compet?ncias adquiridas em contexto de integra??o nas equipas dos projetos de investiga??o, os estudantes frequentaram nove atividades de forma??o promovidas para eles. Conclus?o: As RII conclu?das com sucesso s?o registadas no suplemento ao diploma. Apesar da limitada disponibilidade de tempo dos estudantes devido ? exig?ncia do plano curricular, estes t?m avaliado esta experi?ncia como muito positiva. A integra??o deste programa no plano curricular ? um passo a promover no futuro.