THE ROLE OF THE NURSE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF A SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR WOMEN’S HEALTH CARE

Authors

  • Leiliane Teixeira Bento FERNANDES Universidade Federal da Paraíba
  • Sthephanie de Santana ABREU Universidade Federal da Paraíba
  • Tainá de Araújo ROMÃO Universidade Federal da Paraíba
  • Edna Marília Nóbrega Fonseca de ARAÚJO Universidade Federal da Paraíba
  • Maria Bernadete de Sousa COSTA Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to (i) characterize the profile of nurses working in the Family Health Strategy (FHS); (ii) investigate their actions in a support program for women’s health care (WHC); and (iii) measure the frequency of women’s health care actions performed in the FHS. Material and Methods: The data were obtained through surveys applied to nurses (n=20) working in Primary Health Care Units in a Sanitary District. The surveys were performed between November 2013 and March 2014. This study utilized a semi-structured interview whose data were analyzed using SPSS 21.0 – statistical software. Results: The sample was composed entirely of female nurses, 65% of which had been working in the Family Health Strategy for over 10 years. The results showed that nursing activities were most frequently performed during the prenatal and postnatal periods. Forty percent of the interviewees reported that only a few or no activities were produced during the climacteric period. The most common actions performed by nurses were educational activities. Conclusion: Professionals who have worked for a long period of time in Primary Care Units have developed educational activities with all age groups. Furthermore, there was a higher frequency of actions during the gestational-puerperal period than in the climacteric period. DESCRIPTORS Nursing. Primary Health Care. Women's Health.

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Author Biographies

Leiliane Teixeira Bento FERNANDES, Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Acadêmica de enfermagem

Sthephanie de Santana ABREU, Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Acadêmica de enfermagem

Tainá de Araújo ROMÃO, Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Acadêmica de enfermagem

Edna Marília Nóbrega Fonseca de ARAÚJO, Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Acadêmica de enfermagem

Maria Bernadete de Sousa COSTA, Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Acadêmica de enfermagem

Published

2016-08-04

How to Cite

FERNANDES, L. T. B., ABREU, S. de S., ROMÃO, T. de A., ARAÚJO, E. M. N. F. de, & COSTA, M. B. de S. (2016). THE ROLE OF THE NURSE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF A SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR WOMEN’S HEALTH CARE. Revista Brasileira De Ciências Da Saúde, 20(3), 219–226. Retrieved from https://periodicos.ufpb.br/index.php/rbcs/article/view/22794

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