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Knowledge and practice of nurses about the cancer of penis
Saberes e práticas do enfermeiro acerca do câncer de pênis
Conocimiento y prácticas de enfermeras acerca del cáncer de pene
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Abstract Objective: Describing and analyzing the knowledge and practice of nurses in family health strategy about penile cancer. Method: A qualitative, exploratory, and field research of descriptive character performed in basic health units in the eastern regional of Teresina-PI, in the months of August and ... view more
Objective: Describing and analyzing the knowledge and practice of nurses in family health strategy about penile cancer. Method: A qualitative, exploratory, and field research of descriptive character performed in basic health units in the eastern regional of Teresina-PI, in the months of August and September 2013. The subjects were 10 nurses. They answered a semi-structured and analyzed questionnaire from grouping of statements into thematic categories. Results: The research explains the lack of knowledge about penile cancer by the part of nurses in primary care, presenting fragmented practice, decontextualized from the needs of man as a holistic being. Conclusion: The Family Health Strategy sets a scenario of knowledge about penile cancer replete with gaps, which requires reflections that can contribute to a construction of an integral and integrated attention to man's health.... view less
Keywords
nurse; knowledge; cancer; illness; man; nursing
Classification
Medical Sociology
Document language
English
Publication Year
2015
Page/Pages
p. 2781-2795
Journal
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 7 (2015) 3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2015.v7i3.2781-2795
ISSN
2175-5361
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed