Health promotion and disease prevention: Advanced Practice Nursing competencies in women’s health consultationsObjectives: to analyze Advanced Practice Nursing competencies in the domain of health promotion and disease prevention during women’s health nursing consultations in Primary Health Care.
Methods: multicenter, descriptive, exploratory, cross-sectional study with a quantitative and qualitative approach, conducted in four Brazilian municipalities in the Northern, Northeastern, and Southeastern regions. In 2022 (May-July), 22 nurses conducted 69 recorded consultations. Data were organized in Excel and analyzed using descriptive statistics and content analysis.
Results: contraceptive methods were offered (30.3% of consultations); counseling on sexually transmitted infections (2.86%); health promotion strategies (49.25%), without printed educational materials; disease screening according to protocols (47.16%); no tertiary prevention actions were identified; lifestyle changes were encouraged (24.64%); and self-management counseling (36.23%).
Conclusions: gaps remain in Advanced Practice Nursing competencies. Academic training and the delivery of individualized care need to be strengthened. Effectively incorporating these competencies requires restructuring professional training and providing technical and scientific support.
Descriptors:
Advanced Practice Nursing; Primary Care Nursing; Primary Health Care; Health Promotion; Women’s Health.
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