OBJECTIVES: To analyze the compression of nursing assistants on daily activities within Health Teams Family and to identify facilities and difficulties encountered by these professionals in the development of those activities. METHODS: This is an exploratory, descriptive and qualitative study conducted with 17 nursing assistants in the Family Health Units. It was used the interview technique and the data were subjected to content analysis. RESULTS: The activities of these professionals are guided by the procedural logic; for the workers, the link with the customer is a plus and the high demand a difficulty. CONCLUSION: The nurses' way of working confirms the curative care model, pointing out the need to rearrange the practices to provide comprehensive care, pointing out the need to rearrange the practices to provide comprehensive care.
Nurses' aides; Family Health Program; Nursing