OBJECTIVE: To identify ways for establishing a dialogue regarding technical-scientific and common sense knowledge to serve nurses on the development and implementation of effective health education and clinical care. METHODS: The historical materialism and dialectic served as the theoretical-methodological framework for the study. The sample consisted of 30 individuals: 5 faculty, 5 undergraduate students, 10 registered nurses, 2 administrators, and 8 users of the heath care services. Participants' statements were analyzed through discourse analysis. RESULTS: Health care providers valued the participation and statements of the users of the health care services. The users of health care services showed autonomy as agents in synchrony with the technical-scientific knowledge. CONCLUSION: Articulation of both technical-scientific and common sense knowledge is fundamental for the development of effective health education that allows open dialogue and participation of the users of health care services, which potentially can transform the reality of health care delivery.
Health education; Education, nursing; Professional competence; Nursing care; Education, higher
