title: Nurses' knowledge and practice on social participation in health.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to identify nurses' knowledge and practice in the framework of the Family Health Strategy program with regard to social participation in health.
  
  
  METHODS
  qualitative study which had the Family Health Units in a municipality of Minas Gerais as setting. Nine nurses participated in the study, and they were interviewed individually in July and August 2014. Data were collected and analyzed according to the content analysis technique and interpreted in the light of Paulo Freire's ontology and critical pedagogy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  the analyzed statements showed that nurses bring along conceptual and behavioral inconsistencies which need to be equalized, so their knowledge and practice can mediate the challenging construction of participatory management in health.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  an improvement in nurses' training is suggested, both academically and professionally, aiming at strengthening their political role in the process of consolidation of social participation in the Brazilian Unified Health System.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina e Enfermagem, Faculdade de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Deíse Moura de
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.affiliation: Hospital Municipal Odilon Behrens, Prefeitura de Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Nilzza Carlla Pereira de
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Deus
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina e Enfermagem, Faculdade de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Beatriz Santana
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Caçador
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina e Enfermagem, Faculdade de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Érika Andrade E
authors.initials: ÉA
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Sectetaria Municipal de Saúde, Prefeitura Municipal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Pauliana Pimentel Coelho
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem, Faculdade de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria Cristina Pinto de
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Jesus
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem Materno-Infantil e Psiquiatria, Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Miriam Aparecida Barbosa
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Merighi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009729:Nursing; D036301:Qualitative Research; D058992:Social Participation