Objective: To understand the perception of the Primary Health Care multiprofessional team on the practices of health education and on the role of nurses in the performance of educational activities. Method: Exploratory and descriptive study with a qualitative approach. Data were collected through a semi-structured interview with the participation of 12 professionals from the Family Health Strategy. To analyze the data, we used the technique of content analysis, with thematic approach, proposed by Bardin. Results: Three categories emerged: Perception of the multiprofessional team on health education; Educational practices in Primary Health Care: everyone's task?; and The role of nurses in health education. Final considerations: It was verified that the multiprofessional team perceives health education as being the responsibility of all the professionals. Some professionals consider the nurse as an important educator, others as executor of management and care actions and, to a lesser extent, of educational actions.

the final instrument presented content validity for data collection in head and neck clinic.

Objetivo: Analisar as evidências disponíveis na literatura acerca dos aspectos emocionais pós-tratamento do câncer de próstata. Método: Trata-se de uma revisão integrativa da literatura, cujos dados foram coletados no período de maio a junho de 2013 nas bases de dados LILACS, PUBMED/MEDLINE, CINAHL, SCOPUS e COCHRANE. Resultados: Dos nove artigos selecionados, oito foram publicados em inglês e um em português. Com relação ao nível de evidência, cinco estudos apresentaram nível IV, dois apresentaram nível II e dois apresentaram nível VI. Discussão: O câncer de próstata prejudica a saúde mental de seus portadores por interferir na sexualidade masculina, podendo causar perda do desejo sexual e disfunção erétil. Conclusão: Foi possível identificar o impacto significativo do câncer no que se refere aos fatores psicológicos e sociais na vida do homem.

Accurate diagnostics allow devising an action plan directed to the patients' real needs.

Objective: To evaluate the functional capacity of women with breast neoplasm undergoing palliative chemotherapy. Method: Cross-sectional study with an analysis of medical records of women with breast cancer undergoing palliative chemotherapy. Results: Out of one hundred evaluated records, most registered 50 years or older (66%), primary education (53%), an income of 1 to 2 minimum wages (87%), invasive ductal carcinoma (95%), positive hormone receptor (64%), and histological grade 1 and 2 (57%). Performance status 0 (49%), 1 (39%), and 2 (12%) were prevalent; these imply, respectively, active patients, with mild and moderate activity restriction. One to four chemotherapy schemes were associated with the inappetence (p =0.00) and weight loss (p =0.001) symptoms. The main complications were neuropathy (31%), medullary compression syndrome (21%), neutropenia (9%), and death (28%). Conclusion: Out of the analyzed women, 88% presented functional capacity 0 and 1, had no or mild restriction of daily activities, were multiply treated, and manifested manageable symptoms. Others, however, presented moderate to severe clinical complications during the treatment, progressing to exclusive palliative care or death.