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SCHOOL OF NURSING

Carolina
VARGAS PORRAS

The professor of the School of Nursing, Carolina Vargas Porras, is introduced to the general public and the educational community.

CONTACT

Information

carvarpo@uis.edu.co

+57 (607) 634 4000
Extension: 3007

GENERAL

Biography

Professor. PhD with International Mention from the Universitat Rovira I Virgili and the Universitat de Barcelona in Spain. Researcher recognized by MINCIENCIAS. Creator of AMACOMPRI “Maternal Support to Become a Mother in First-Time Mothers” with copyrighted educational materials. Her work has focused especially on the care of mothers in the postpartum period. She has published several articles in national and international journals and has also given several national and international presentations.

She is a member of the GRINFER Research Group. Nursing Research Work Award, Ibero-American Society of Neonatology, 2013. Best Scientific Work in Nursing, Ibero-American Society of Neonatology, 2014. First Place Oral Modality, III International Congress of Nursing Process and Standardized Language, 2017. Florence Nightingale Award, UNAL, 2017. Best Health Promotion Paper Award, III International Meeting of Health Sciences and I International Congress of Life, Health and Wellness Research, 2022. Member of the Nursing Honor Society – UpsilonNu Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau International. Member of the Latin American Network of Nursing Counseling in the Sexual and Reproductive Health of the Adolescent Group (RELACESSRGA). Member of the OEC.

EDUCATION AND

Qualifications

  • PhD in Nursing


    Universitat Rovira I Virgili y Universitat de Barcelona, 2021

  • Master's Degree in Nursing with emphasis in Maternal Perinatal Healthl


    Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 2009

  • Nursing


    Universidad Industrial de Santander, 2005

CONTACT

Information

carvarpo@uis.edu.co

+57 (607) 634 4000
Extension: 3007

AREAS OF

Expertise

  • Perinatal maternal
  • Instrument validation
  • Validation of educational materials
  • Nursing interventions

OFFICE

Hours

Monday to Thursdays

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Facultad de Salud, Cra 32 # 29-31, Escuela de Enfermería

Research

Group

AWARDS AND

Recognitions

  • Florence Nightingale Award


    XXI Seminario Internacional de Cuidado: “Formación, práctica, investigación y condiciones laborales de la enfermería del siglo XXI”, 2021

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