title: [Public health work and nursing: concepts of the managers of Porto Alegre health units].
abstract: This is a descriptive study done in a qualitative perspective. It aims to describe the conceptions of health care units' managers about the work in public health. The subjects perceptions are that this work goes from interdisciplinary thought with a preventive focus to the curative practice of ambulatory care. On what concerns Nursing, nurses' management functions and auxiliaries assistance activities are pointed out. They believe that strategies to approximate to the SUS principles are necessary in the context of Public Health.
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem da UFRGS.
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: dos Santos
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Paskulin
authors.forename: N G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: da Rosa
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Witt
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Dias
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology*; D009728:Nursing Assistants / Q000458:organization & administration; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000458:organization & administration; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D011635:Public Health Administration; D011637:Public Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires