Permanent Health Education: nurses’ conceptions and practices in the family health strategy

Abstract

Aim: to know the Permanent Health Education concepts and practices of the Family Health Strategies nurses of a municipality in the North Western Region of Rio Grande do Sul and identify the factors that favor and hinder these practices. Method: qualitative, descriptive and exploratory research conducted in the second semester of 2015. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with four nurses and analyzed by the Thematic Analysis. Results: three categories emerged: Family Health Strategies nurses’ conceptions about Permanent Health Education; Permanent Health Education practices performed by the nurses in the Family Health Strategies: articulating the multiprofessional team; Factors that favor and hinder the performance of Permanent Health Education in the Family Health Strategies. Final Considerations: the analysis showed that there is a deep-rooted connection among the concepts of Continuing Education and Health Education to that of Permanent Health Education. There is need for further discussions about the Permanent Health Education in the city, with a view of implementing this policy, qualifying the teams and their work processes.

Keywords

• educação continuada
• estratégia saúde da família
• enfermagem