Abstract
Objective: This study aimed to understand the role of nurses in multiprofessional teams of the Best at Home Program. Methods: This is an exploratory, descriptive study, with a qualitative approach, carried out in a Home Care Service linked to a Teaching Hospital in a municipality in southern Brazil. The study participants were 27, being six doctors, six nurses, six nursing technicians, three nursing assistants, two social workers, a nutritionist, a psychologist, an occupational therapist and a physical therapist. Data collection took place from June to August 2018, through semi-structured interviews. The data were analyzed using the thematic content analysis operative proposal. Results: The results demonstrated the role of the nurse in the home care team when assuming the coordination of the team and being a reference in the service, however, such leadership is not agreed with this nurse, so that these professionals reported feeling overwhelmed with this activity. Conclusion: There are still few publications on this topic, given that the modality of home care is recent in the Unified Health System, and there is a need for further investigations to better understand the work process of the teams in the Best at Home Program.