title: Nursing care practices at an outpatient care center from an integrative perspective.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to analyze nursing care practices at a Specialized Outpatient Care Center from the perspective of an integrative health care activity.
  
  
  METHODS
  Interviews with 24 nursing professionals were undertaken. For data analysis, Thematic Content Analysis as proposed by Bardin was applied, resulting in the following themes: the team size and its commitment to health care; professional practices and activity of the nursing team.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The size of the nursing team was considered insufficient, which compromises the quality of care and results in work overload and dissatisfaction of the nursing professionals. On the other hand, they were satisfied with the tasks performed day-to-day and related integrality to individual care, considered it essential and usually practiced it daily.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is considered that the nursing team has the potential and commitment to develop their care practice combined with the integrative perspective, and therefore providing quality health care to the population.
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing Research Development, Brazil. ionecarv@eerp.usp.br
authors.forename: Ione Carvalho
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.forename: Carla Santa Maria
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Marciliano
authors.forename: Fabiana Costa Machado
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Zacharias
authors.forename: Ana Paula Neroni
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Stina
authors.forename: Ivana Astolphi Gandra
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Passeri
authors.forename: Alexandre Favero
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Bulgarelli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards*; D009746:Nursing, Team