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Objective: toinvestigate the perceptions of nursing professors from an undergraduate course of the domains of the Core Competencies Framework for Health Promotion and find out how these domains are applied in their teaching practice. Method: The study was conducted in 2017 at a public institution of higher education in the Northeastern Region of Brazil. Sixty-two (62) teachers who met the established inclusion and exclusion criteria were invited. Of these, 15 participated in the study. Results: The following categories emerged: “Nursing educators’ knowledge about health promotion: recognizing the domains” and “Nurse Educators’’ Practices in Health Promotion: Application of the domains of the Core Competencies Framework for Health Promotion.” Conclusion: Training and continuing education strategies on the referred subject should be provided.

Abstract Objective: To present a theoretical reflection about the origin and the assumptions of the "Interpretive Description" method, and to discuss its applicability in Nursing and Health research. Method: Theoretical-reflective study, based on articles and books published by proponent of this approach, as well as scientific articles in which the authors reported having used this method in their studies. Results: It was evidenced that the "Interpretive Description" arose from the need to generate a better understanding of clinical practices in Nursing. This approach has its roots in the methodological traditions of the Social Sciences, although it differs from them in terms of its excessive rigidity and essentially theoretical objectives. The proposed method has been applied in several studies either in Nursing as other areas of Health. Conclusion: The "Interpretive Description" is considered a feasible approach for the production of knowledge in Applied Sciences such as Nursing.