Knowledge and practice of the nurse about leprosy: actions of control and elimination.

Objective: to assess the knowledge and practice of primary health care nurses about control and elimination actions of leprosy.

Method: evaluation study with qualitative approach, using the Discourse of the Collective Subject, data were collected through semi-structured interviews conducted with 16 nurses.

Results: the data collected revealed that health professionals have sufficient knowledge about the National Policy on Control and Elimination of Leprosy (NPCEL) and that the main actions preconized were applied, however, notification of suspected or confirmed cases and social reintegration of the patient were not mentioned.