Software That Qualifies Nursing Care for People With Hypertension in Primary Health Care

Objective: to report the path taken for the process of qualifying nursing care for people with hypertension based on the conceptual model of knowledge translation. Method: this is a participatory experience report developed together with Primary Health Care nurses and managers in a city in Rio Grande do Sul from 2020 to 2023. The stages occurred according to the assumptions of Knowledge Translation - Knowledge to Action Cycle. The categories of analysis of the experience were grouped considering the Knowledge to Action Cycle, as follows: 1. Departure: Knowledge construction; 2. Path: Taking action; 3. Arrival: Software prototype for qualifying nursing care for people with hypertension. Results: software construction was identified as a knowledge tool for qualifying nursing care. The selection, planning and implementation process was carried out entirely in a participatory manner with the target audience, Primary Health Care nurses, enabling the creation of a software that meets professionals’ and managers’ needs, constituting a technological innovation. Conclusion: the study demonstrated the feasibility of producing technological innovation in a participatory manner, strengthening and qualifying nursing as a profession, being useful for future researchers who choose to intervene in health services in search of improving quality of care.