Abstract
This study investigates the perception nursing professionals have about teamwork at a Family Health Strategy unit in a municipality in Southern Brazil. The entire nursing team, consisting of two nurses and six nursing technicians, was interviewed in this qualitative survey. Two categories emerged based on the analysis of the data: limits in teamwork, and possibilities for teamwork. The first category showed a few difficulties, such as authoritarian management, political barriers, lack of motivation and recognition, and high levels of staff turnover. In the second, respondents suggested a few possibilities for teamwork, such as knowledge about each team member's skills, effective communication, and team meetings. It is concluded that health managers should come closer to the workers and to the daily work done by these teams in order to give voice to these professionals, promote job satisfaction, and qualify the assistance provided to the population.
Keywords
nursing; health services; workers; primary health care