title: Nursing as a supportive partner of the Brazilian National Health System.
abstract: This article is based on the authors' reflections from following the successive accumulations of the Brazilian National Health System (Sistema Único de Saúde - SUS). We present our evaluation of the SUS, emphasizing what we consider to be the utmost progresses, recognizing the need to reaffirm a present agenda of political and social commitments for the System. We defend that Brazilian nursing, with the processes of professionalizing its workers, is a strong partner of the SUS.
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil, rosenisena@uol.com.br.
authors.forename: Roseni Rosângela de
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Sena
authors.forename: Kênia Lara da
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Silva
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D006078:Government Programs; D006801:Humans