Public health nursing and public health policies: a case study

Carmen Maria dos Santos Lopes Monteiro da Cunha*, Maria Adriana Pereira Henriques, Andreia Jorge Silva

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Abstract

Objectives: to characterize the interventions of specialist nurses of community health and public health of a Group of Health Centers, to identify the main facilitating factors for the performance of competences, and the contribution to public health policies. Method: this is a case study carried out with nurses specialized in community health and public health nursing. Data were collected through interviews from October to December 2019. Analysis was guided by two strategies: starting from the theoretical propositions and working the data from the ground up; and two techniques: pattern matching and explanation building. Results: from the constructed matrix, ten theoretical propositions, ten emerging evidences, five patterns and five explanatory hypotheses emerged. There are interventions for epidemiological surveillance, planning and project management. Personal training and communication stand out as facilitating factors. Conclusion and implications for practice: the intervention of the nurses of these specialties presents a dimension centered on project planning and management identifies and reflects the facilitating factors of the performance of their competencies, as an applicator of public health policies.
Translated title of the contributionA enfermagem de saúde pública e as políticas públicas de saúde: um estudo de caso
Original languageEnglish
Article numbere20210204
Pages (from-to)1-10
Number of pages10
JournalEscola Anna Nery
Volume25
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Jul 2021
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Public health nursing
  • Public health nurses
  • Public health
  • Public health policy
  • Case study

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