Vulnerabilidade e necessidade de saúde como subsídios para o cuidado de enfermagem ao idoso

Abstract

Vulnerability and health needs are inherent factors in the social and clinical context of the elderly's life. However, in an epidemiological conception, it is indispensable to clearly understand how these intrinsic social determinants contribute to an effective nursing care in aging. This narrative review study, of exploratory nature and qualitative approach, aims to understand the increase of current publications on vulnerability and health needs about nursing care in the life scenario of the elderly. The search for articles resulted in a sample of nine articles that were part of the final review corpus, resulting in 4 thematic categories: The Use of Technologies; The Care Model; The Organization of Health Services; Professional Training and Qualification. The named categories were demonstrably relevant to understand how nursing care is given to the elderly, relating the way the service is organized, which models of care are offered, the technologies applied and how professional training interferes with this care. It was found that it is necessary to offer nursing care compatible with the demand of the elderly population, which is constantly growing in Brazil. It is believed that nurses are able to propose new ways of elderly care systematization with innovative practices, evaluating the elderly in their multidimensionality in the different ways and environment in which they live.