NURSING CARE IN MAN'S HEALTH:
AN INTEGRATIVE REVIEW
Palabras clave:
Nursingcare, Primary Health Care, Masculinity, Health Policy, Men HealthResumen
Nursing care in relation to man health is based on challenges, since men most often have difficulties in recognizing their health needs, especially that related to prevention. Thus, this research aimed to identify in the literature, through an integrative review, the nursing assistance to the health of the man focused on the implementation of the National Policy of Integral Attention to Human Health. The data collected and analyzed is related to the period from 2014 to 2018, based on scientific websites such as: Virtual Health Library (BVS in portuguese language), Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences (LILACS), Nursing Database (BDENF). Among 50 academic papers studied, 15 articles were scrutinized for the first selection of papers for the integrative review. Finally 10 of these were selected to compose the theoretical framework from where the results and discussion will be analyzed. The study emphasizes the importance of nursing as an essential element in the care, among its attributions, stand out the actions of health promotion aimed at the male population, and that are in harmony with the National Policy for Comprehensive Health Care for Man (PNAISH).