Emancipatory practices of nurses in primary health care: the home visit as an instrument of health needs assessment

Autor(es)

Sivalli Campos, Celia Maria ^[1] ; Buffette Silva, Barbara Ribeiro ^[2] ; Forlin, Deisi Cristine ^[3] ; Trape, Carla Andrea ^[2] ; Lopes, Iara de Oliveira ^[4]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Collect Hlth Nursing, Sch Nursing, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Sch Nursing, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Sch Nursing, Nursing Grad Program, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[4] Municipal Hlth Dept Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP; v. 48, n. SI, p. 116-121, AUG 2014.
• Citações Web of Science: 6

Resumo

Objective: Identify nurses' emancipatory practices in primary care, to contribute to the improvement of health care. Method: A case study type social research of qualitative nature, in which nurses of a primary health care service unit in Sao Paulo were interviewed. Results: The home visit was identified as a nursing practice possible to be expanded in order to identify social determinants of health, triggering emancipatory practices in the service. This expansion occurred because the design of health care labour intended by the service team changed its focus from the traditional object of health services, the disease. Conclusion: First, it is advocated that social policies lead projects with the purpose of improving health needs. On the other hand, the daily labour needs to provide opportunities for reflection and discussion of healthcare projects, leading workers to propose labour-processes targeted to both the social determinants of health and people's illness. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 11/23634-0 - Necessidades de saúde como objeto das políticas públicas: as práticas de enfermeiros na atenção básica
• Beneficiário: Célia Maria Sivalli Campos
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular