PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT: A FOCUS ON THE ROLE OF NURSES

Authors

  • Alessandra Buarque de Albuquerque RIBEIRO
  • Rosane Pereira dos REIS
  • Daniele Gonçalves BEZERRA Universidade Federal de Alagoas e Faculdade Estácio de Alagoas

Abstract

Objective: To describe the role of nurses in public health management, mainly in the services directed to the family health program. Material and methods: This is a literature review carried out between December 2013 and May 2014 in the electronic databases: American and Caribbean Literature on Health Sciences (LILACS), Scientific Electronic Library online (SciELO) and the database of nursing (BDEnf). The following descriptors were used in the searches: public management, health system, public health and nursing; available between 2007 and 2013. The sample was composed of thirteen publications. Results: The analysis of the publications revealed that nurses working in public health have a broader perspective of reality, contributing to the development of problem-solving strategies. Conclusion: The role of nurses working in public health management has been extended, as they focus on multiple functions (administrative, educational and social assistance) under a preventive perspective. The role of nurses in public health is recognized for their competence and ability to understand the human beings in a comprehensive manner, for the integrity of health care, and for their capacity to detect and answer the needs of the community. DESCRIPTORS Public Management; Health System; Public Health; Nursing

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Author Biographies

Alessandra Buarque de Albuquerque RIBEIRO

Enfermeira pela Faculdade Estácio de Alagoas.

Rosane Pereira dos REIS

Enfermeira, Pós-graduanda em Docência e Gestão do Ensino Superior pela Faculdade Estácio de Alagoas.

Daniele Gonçalves BEZERRA, Universidade Federal de Alagoas e Faculdade Estácio de Alagoas

Bióloga Licenciada, Mestre em Morfologia Humana e Doutora em Biologia Humana e experimental. Professora de Anatomia e Fisologia Humana da Faculdade Estácio de Alagoas e da Universidade Federal de Alagoas.

Published

2016-03-16

How to Cite

RIBEIRO, A. B. de A., REIS, R. P. dos, & BEZERRA, D. G. (2016). PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT: A FOCUS ON THE ROLE OF NURSES. Revista Brasileira De Ciências Da Saúde, 19(3), 247–252. Retrieved from https://periodicos.ufpb.br/ojs/index.php/rbcs/article/view/22126

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Review