01947nas a2200313   4500000000100000008004100001260002000042100001600062700001500078700001800093700001200111700001400123700001700137700001600154700001100170700001500181700001300196700001500209700001500224700001800239700001300257700001500270245009800285856012500383300001200508490000600520520108200526022002501608       2020                            d  bAI Publications1 ade Castro W1 ada Cunha M1 ade Oliveira L1 aSilva L1 aJúnior S1 ada Paixão I1 aSantos BRFD1 aBaia B1 aSantana Á1 aDayube C1 ada Silva E1 aSaldanha Z1 ade carvalho D1 aSantos A1 ade Souza M00aThe use of personal protective equipment by nurses during consultations with leprosy patients  uhttps://ijaers.com/detail/the-use-of-personal-protective-equipment-by-nurses-during-consultations-with-leprosy-patients/  a390-3940 v73 aLeprosy is caused by Mycobacterium leprae, which has tropism through peripheral nerves. Although there are leprosy control programs implemented in Brazil with effective treatments and specific health policies the country was unable to stabilize epidemiological indicators and nurses are part of a collective process of this work. The objective of this work is to identify the use of Personal Protective Equipment by the professional during consultations with leprosy patients. This is a descriptive exploratory research with qualitative approach, field research, carried out in the Family-FHS Health Strategy of the Guanabara neighborhood in the municipality of Ananindeua/Pará. Data Analysis was used. The best way to understand this process is to verify the strategies exercised in the FHS being the best scenario for the professional to develop health actions. It is observed that fhs nurses are a professional who always needs to seek knowledge, because at all times he finds several situations related to the education and training of professionals under his supervision.  a2349-6495, 2456-1908