title: [Family health nurse in the Amazon: concepts and management of themes regarding alcohol use].
abstract: The objective of this study is to identify the concept that nurses in the Amazon have on alcohol abuse and the forms used for management. Focal group and individual interviews were performed with all nurses of twelve family health teams from a city in the Amazon. It was observed there was a lack of university degrees, continuing education and of support/reference - counter - reference towards the dimension of alcohol use in the studied population. There is need to reform nursing courses and perform continuing education for family health team members, and provide them with the necessary support regarding this important theme and its consequences, for individuals and their families, as well as for the society as a whole.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Saúde Pública, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brasil. rodrigomoretti@ccs.ufsc.br
authors.forename: Rodrigo Otávio
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Moretti-Pires
authors.forename: Sidnei Bruno Guedes
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Ferro
authors.forename: Fátima
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Büchele
authors.forename: Hadelândia Milon
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
authors.forename: Maria Jacirema Ferreira
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Gonçalves
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000451:nursing*; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001938:Brazil; D022143:Family Nursing; D006801:Humans