She holds a Bachelors degree and a teaching licensure in Nursing from the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Brazil. She completed a Residency in Neonatal, Pediatric, and Adult Intensive Care through the Integrated Health Residency Program of Grupo Hospitalar Conceição (GHC), and holds a Masters degree in Nursing from UFSM. She has professional experience in medical clinic, adult intensive care, health education, and technical professional education. She worked as a clinical nurse in an adult intensive care unit at Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição S.A., in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, and as a faculty member in partnership with the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Rio Grande do Sul. She is currently a faculty member in Basic, Technical, and Technological Education at the Polytechnic School of the Federal University of Santa Maria and a doctoral student in the Graduate Program in Nursing at UFSM. Her research focuses on health teaching and training, educational technologies, clinical simulation, and serious/simulated educational games, with emphasis on nursing education and palliative care.