ABSTRACT
Objective
To identify actions of nurse facilitators of a permanent healthcare education centre of a teaching hospital.
Methods
A single case study with a qualitative approach conducted with eight nurses from a hospital in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The data were generated through document analysis, systematic observation, and a focus group from April to September 2013.
Results
The study produced the following categories: powerful strategies to promote permanent healthcare education actions from facilitating nurses and limitations for the development of these actions.
Conclusions
The establishment of a permanent nursing education centre can trigger the Permanent education actions of nurses in teaching hospitals.
Continued education; Professional practice; Health services; Nursing