Exchange of improving nursing practice in acupuncture therapy in Beijing / China: an experience report

Abstract

Objective: To describe and reflect about an international experience of improving acupuncture therapy practice within the scope of Integrative and Complementary Practices (PICS) in nursing. Method: Descriptive, reflective, qualitative study, in the form of an experience report on conducting an improvement course in acupuncture in Beijing/China. Results: The activities totaled 120 hours, including theoretical activities interspersed with practical activities in the school and in hospitals in Beijing that have exclusive wards for acupuncture practices. Conclusion: The experience was configured as an opportunity to live with the country's culture where acupuncture was born, adding in a relevant way to theoretical knowledge of the technique, because it showed a wide scenario of practices and allowed several possibilities of treatment not addressed in Brazil. Such opportunity served to enhance knowledge and improve nursing care within the PICS.