Supervision of Community Health Agents in the Family Health Strategy: the perspective of nurses

• Autor(a) principal: Silva,Juliana Sterci da
• Data de Publicação: 2014
• Outros Autores: Fortuna,Cinira Magal, Pereira,Maria José Bistafa, Matumoto,Silvia, Santana,Fabiana Ribeiro, Marciano,Franciele Maia, Silva,Jael Bernardes, Ferreira,Marianna, Mishima,Silvana Martins
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0080-62342014000500899
• topic: Nursing Supervisory; Family Health Strategy; Community Health Workers; Primary Health Care

Objective Analyzing the conceptions of supervision of nurses in the Family Health Strategy (ESF - Estratégia Saúde da Família) in relation to community health workers (ACS – Agente Comunitário de Saúde), taking for reference the work process and the power relations. Method A qualitative study, in which 18 interviews were carried out with nurses from the ESF in the countryside of the state of Goiás. Following transcription, the data were subjected to thematic content analysis and the following categories were identified: Supervision with that sees it all and Supervision is participating and working together. Results Among the findings, it is clear the character of control and monitoring that is carried out primarily through printed instruments and home visits, which constitute vertical and impositive relations, and suffer influence of the local health management. Another finding is the supervision as acting together and with the educational perspective. Conclusion The supervision carried out does not provide the changes intended by the ESF.