Congenital syphilis remains an impacting disease that causes fetal and neonatal deaths, prematurity, low birth weight, and severe and irreversible sequelae in some children. This study confirms the value of standard guidelines for its management.

Objective: To know the main safety incidents reported by relatives of patients hospitalized in pediatric units. Methods: This is a qualitative research with exploratory-descriptive design. Data were collected between April 2016 and December 2017, in three hospitals in Porto Alegre/RS. A total of 91 semi-structured interviews were conducted with relatives of pediatric patients hospitalized in emergencies, infirmaries, and intensive care centers. The statements were transcribed in full and submitted to a thematic content analysis. Results: The category Identification of safety incidents by relatives of hospitalized pediatric patients was formulated. Eight subtopics emerged: drug therapy, hand and environment hygiene, diet therapy, risk of falls, communication, patient identification, care processes/procedures and access to the institution. Conclusions: The family identified safety incidents in various stages of care for hospitalized children. It is necessary to think about strategies that integrate the family in the care of children, to minimize risks and complications resulting from care.

Objective: Reflect on the influence of Florence Nightingale’s teachings to face the COVID-19 pandemic and its repercussions for the future of the profession. Methods: Descriptive reflective study, carried out between May and July 2020, through narrative review on the theme and debates between the authors. Results: The findings are divided into two chapters, namely: Environmental Theory and the teachings of Florence Nightingale in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic; and Florence Nightingale: legacy, present and perspectives. Final considerations: Florence Nightingale’s studies with the Environmentalist Theory and her teachings as a nurse are still valid, even after almost two centuries since her prelude, and should continue to serve as a foundation for the consolidation of the nursing profession.

Objective: To describe the trajectory of the insertion of obstetric nurses in the care of planned home childbirth in Rio Grande do Sul. Method: An exploratory and qualitative study, with application of thematic oral history. Thirteen obstetric nurses who worked in planned home childbirth in the state participated in the study. Data was collected from December 2019 to March 2020 through interviews and analyzed based on a thematic content analysis. Results: Two categories emerged: 1) Personal, training and professional experiences that encouraged obstetric nurses to enter planned home childbirth; and 2) The search for autonomy, freedom, protagonism and respect in the care of delivery and birth as stimuli for the insertion of obstetric nurses in the planned home childbirth. Conclusion: Personal, training and professional experiences and dissatisfaction with hospital obstetric care in the state, considered interventionist and physician-centered, encouraged obstetric nurses to enter planned home childbirth.