Abstract
Objective: This fact aroused interest in developing this work in order to enable nurses to rethink their care process. Aiming for an improvement in the quality of the Nursing care process, this research aims to show that Integrative and Complementary health techniques can be associated to the care of the nursing professional. Methods: In short, this work consists of an exploratory descriptive study of Bibliographic review with a qualitative approach that allows to reflect on the importance of the insertion of integrative and complementary practices in the process of nursing care, valuing the way of thinking and acting of the nurse doing the right learning process. Results and Discussion: Alternative and complementary health practices are techniques that involve and aim to stimulate natural mechanisms of disease prevention and health recovery. Such practices should be well performed by the nurse practitioner, especially in a Basic Health Unit, which is considered the gateway to care where the supply and demand for care is alarming. Scientific studies have shown that there are still professional nurses working in the basic health unit with a deficit in the performance of alternative and complementary health practices. Conclusion: Our survey highlights the need to increase therapeutic practices in nursing, health care, health care, health care, health care, and health care.