ARTICULATION BETWEEN TEACHING-RESEARCH AND EXTENSION IN NURSING IN PUBLIC HEALTH II: ACTION RESEARCH

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Abstract

Introduction: This research highlights, in a contextualized manner in a unique field, the principle of the inseparability of teaching, research, and extension within the scope of a Federal University located in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, through health education actions in the discipline of Collective Health Nursing II based on the School Health Program (PSE). Objectives: To reflect on the determinants and conditions that influence the health of the target population and the teaching-learning process focused on teaching, research, and extension in the training of academics. Methods: The population consisted of 15 academics who led the activities with 140 adolescents from a municipal high school also located in the same municipality in 2024 through qualitative, descriptive-exploratory research based on the theoretical-methodological principles of action research. To obtain the data, active methodologies were used, where a different strategy was used in situ for each theme to verify the learning of the themes with records in field diaries and oral feedback from the students. Results: The analysis of the results with the school students showed a positive impact related to the PSE and the use of playful strategies aimed at health promotion. Based on observations recorded in field diaries by university students and oral feedback from participants, several categories emerged, such as: the need for continuous expansion of knowledge on health promotion topics; active involvement of students through playful resources; and appreciation of the presence of higher education professors in the field of public health in schools with their university students. Conclusions - The findings reveal that the integrated experience of these three dimensions - teaching, research, and extension - enriches academic training and contributes to the individual and community empowerment of the clientele.