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LEON SAAVEDRA, Patricia Elizabeth  y  LOBOA RODRIGUEZ, Nelly Johanna. Role of the nursing professional in coordinating territorial health plans. Rev. Univ. Ind. Santander. Salud [online]. 2015, vol.47, n.3, pp.325-335. ISSN 0121-0807.

Introduction: Colombia has sought the transformation of the General Social Security System, which can foster the quality of life of the population, reason why is created Territorial Health Plan, based in primary care that allows leading actions to promote health population. Objective: To describe the perception of the role of nursing professional who coordinates the Territorial Health Plan in the department of Meta, during 2012. Method: exploratory-descriptive qualitative study with a sample of eleven nursing professionals who coordinate Health Plans Territorial, determined by sampling intentional opinion-based. Was used semi-structured interview, which was recorded, transcribed and validated. The analysis was carried out under the structure of content analysis. Results: Data were grouped in five categories of analysis: nursing role, be nursing, practice of nursing, feelings and emotions in the exercise of the role and knowledge about the role of exercise. The article shows the results of three categories: nursing role, be nursing and feelings and emotions in the exercise of the role. Conclusions: The nursing professional perceives the role as those administrative and management functions performed in the exercise of coordination Territorial Health Plan, through nursing actions in the planning, implementation and evaluation of programs and projects Promotion health and disease prevention, aimed at health care of the population in each of the municipalities in the department of Meta.

Palabras clave : Nursing; perception; health promotion; Nurse's Role; National Health Programs.

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