Nursing in the Promotion of Men's Health: Educational Practice on Prostate Cancer in a Basic Health Unit of the Amazon Region Brazil

Abstract

The "Blue November" became worldwide known through initiatives that had their genesis in 2003 in Australia. Brazil was one of the pioneer countries to formulate a policy directed to this population niche, called the National Policy for Integral Human Health Care. In this way, it aims to report the experience of nursing academics in a social responsibility action with male users of a basic health unit in a neighborhood of Belém, Pará, Brazil.This is an experience report from the experience of two academics from the Nursing undergraduate course at the State University of Pará (UEPA), which took place in a Basic Health Unit in a neighborhood of Belém, Pará, Brazil. The methodology used was problematization with the help of Arco de Maguerez. The action carried out obtained positive and satisfactory results that met the expected expectations. It is worth highlighting the active participation of the participants in the action, since they showed interest in discussing the issue addressed.Scientific knowledge assumes an important role in the practical field, however, at that moment humanization must prevail, because the nurse will find in his professional life different profiles and situations. The relevance of the dynamics on myths and truths and the conversation wheel as educational tools of primary prevention for health has been realized. Nursing, being called the science of caring, helps individuals deal with their health condition and changes when they cannot. The nurse has an important role in the development of actions and strategies that aim to bring health care in a way that meets the needs of the public present.