Public health work and nursing: conceptions of Porto Alegre’s health units managers

Abstract

This is a descriptive study done in a qualitative perspective. It aims to describe the conceptions of health care units’ managers about the work in public health. The subjects perceptions are that this work goes from interdiciplinar thought with a preventive focus to the curative practice of ambulatory care. On what concerns Nursing, nurses’ management functions and auxiliaries assistance activities are pointed out. They believe that strategies to aproximate to the SUS principles are necesary in the context of Public Health.