Cuidado de enfermagem à pessoa com comportamento suicida na Atenção Primária à saúde

Objetive: to understand the care provided by nurses from florianopolis primary health care to suicidal behavior person. method: qualitative approach research, descriptive type with ten nurses using semi-structured interview. data was analyzed with content analysis in thematic modality. results: two categories emerged: the care context to suicidal behavior person at primary health care and limits, challenges and possibilities to suicidal behavior person assistance. conclusion: the study showed that nurses are uninterruptedly taking part on this care that happens in a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary scope, by indentifying person in suicide risk, listening to minimize the suffering and mobilizing family and social support networks. the perceived limits that emerge as possibilities are related to professional qualification and in-service education and the necessity of structuring the health network to care person in suicidal behavior.