Advanced Nursing Practice in the context of Primary Health Care in Brazil: documentary research - Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem

ABSTRACT

Objectives:

to categorize Advanced Nursing Practice activities in Brazil, registered in the health production reporting platform of the Health Information System for Primary Care, by Primary Health Care nurses.

Methods:

a documentary, exploratory, nationwide study was conducted in 2024, based on public data available on websites linked to the Brazilian Ministry of Health, using 2023 as the reference year.

Results:

the analysis matrix represents a comparative conceptual structure that demonstrates the evidence of advanced practices that have been assumed and recorded by nurses in the Brazilian Unified Health System data system, with open access.

Final Considerations:

the study shows that, despite the autonomy of nurses in practices such as prescribing medications, requesting tests, making referrals, inserting IUDs, suturing, and other interventions, Brazilian policy still presents discrepancies in relation to the guidelines of the International Council of Nurses and the World Health Organization.