Strategies and competences of nurses in men’s health care: an integrative review

ABSTRACT Objectives: to synthesize scientific evidence on nurses’ strategies and competencies in men’s health care. Methods: an integrative review carried out in seven databases, with a time frame from 2009 to 2019, using the descriptors “men’s health”, “professional competence”, “nursing”, “nursing care” and “male” in Portuguese and in English. Results: ten articles were selected, in which it was demonstrated that nursing professionals develop their professional practices with regard to men’s health care, in convergence with the general skills of the profession. The most used are health care; decision-making; Communication; administration; management; continuing education and leadership, consecutively. Final Considerations: professionals’ efforts to strengthen health actions, aimed at male needs, in accordance with the general skills of the profession and the principles and guidelines of the Brazilian National Policy for Comprehensive Care to Men’s Health.

摘要
研究目的：旨在整合有关护士在男性健康护理领域所采用的策略与具备能力的科学证据。
研究方法：本研究为整合性综述（integrative review），共检索7个数据库，时间跨度为2009年至2019年，检索阶段采用葡萄牙语与英语的主题词：“男性健康”“专业能力”“护理学”“护理服务”及“男性”。
研究结果：最终筛选纳入10篇文献，研究表明，护理从业者围绕男性健康护理开展的专业实践，与护理行业通用技能相契合。其中应用频率最高的技能依次为：健康护理、决策制定、沟通、行政管理、管理、继续教育与领导力。
最终结论：护理从业者应结合行业通用技能，以及《巴西男性健康综合护理国家政策》的原则与指导方针，着力强化针对男性健康需求的护理行动。