title: [Production of knowledge on health promotion and nurse's practice in primary health care].
abstract: This is an integrative review that examines the national scientific production on health promotion and nurse's practice in the field of primary health care. With the development of the study, it was found that the discussion of this theme is little explored in nursing and that health promotion is still understood as synonymous of health education and / or prevention of disease. It is concluded that health education is an essential strategy to achieve the health promotion, understanding that one is not restricted to the other. Moreover, it is necessary that nurses recognize health promotion as a field of practice can transform social reality and their own practice.
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brasil. nildomascarenhas@gmail.com
authors.forename: Nildo Batista
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Mascarenhas
authors.forename: Cristina Maria Meira de
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Melo
authors.forename: Norma Carapiá
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Fagundes
mesh_terms: D006293:Health Promotion; D009729:Nursing; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012106:Research