Nurses' practices at health basic units in a city in the south of Brazil

Authors

  • Taís Maria Nauderer Centro Universitário FEEVALE
  • Maria Alice Dias da Silva Lima Rio Grande do Sul Federal University; School of Nursing

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692008000500015

Keywords:

community health nursing, public health nursing, nurse's role, health centers

Abstract

On Public Health, nurses can influence the care of the health needs of the population. The objective of this paper is to feature and understand the practices of nurses working at Health Basic Units. It is a qualitative research whereby semi-structured interviews were made with 15 nurses who work at Porto Alegre-Brasil. The treatment of the data was based on analysis of content of the thematic type. Outcomes indicate that the activities performed by nurses are influenced by the Health System and its limitations, especially the lack of nursing workers. Nurses are sought to solve problems that are not always related with their work, demonstrating the diversity of their practices. The conclusion is that the presence of nurses in the daily care and their articulating role contributes to change the realities of health.

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Published

2008-10-01

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 5 (2008)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Nurses’ practices at health basic units in a city in the south of Brazil. (2008). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 16(5), 889-894. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692008000500015