Integrative and Complementary Health Practices (PICs) are recognized by the
World Health Organization (WHO) as an important form of care that seeks to
promote health using natural ways of treatment. From this perspective, the
present study aimed to describe the knowledge of nursing students from the
Federal University of Tocantins (UFT) about PICs during their academic training.
This is a study with a qualitative approach and exploratory nature which had as
participants 16 students aged between 20 and 28 years (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25
26 and 28), 3 enrolled in the 9th semester, 4 in the 8th semester, 3 in the 7th
semester, 2 in the 6th semester, 2 in the 5th semester and 2 in the 4th semester.
The research was submitted to Plataforma Brasil and appreciated by the Ethics
and Research Committee of the UFT. We identified that PICs are still a topic that
has been rarely addressed and experienced by students of the Nursing program
at UFT. Therefore, there is a lack of preparation during their training and care
practice in their supervised internships which are fragmented, thus hindering
learning and comprehensive care for the population. Considering the students'
previous knowledge and experiences about the PICs, they proved to have limited
theoretical-practical knowledge on the subject. However, they recognized the
importance of biological, psychological, spiritual and social aspects for an
integral, holistic and humanized approach to the human being and showed
interest in improving their knowledge on the subject. However, it is worth
mentioning that this research did not seek to point out a single and/or better way
to teach PICs. With this in mind, a public educational profile was created on the
social network instagram (@knowingaspics) with the purpose of producing
photo-stories, describing, introducing and disseminating scientific information to
students, teachers, health professionals, researchers and the general public
about the 29 PICs. Thus, the study was of great value, since it pointed out gaps
in the teaching of PICs in the curriculum of the Nursing program at UFT, a fact
that interferes with the knowledge and interest of students about these practices.
However, given the increased demand for this field of activity, this study brings
important reflections for students, teachers and others interested in the subject.
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