Abstract
to know the perception of nurses, undergraduate students, and professors about the competencies for professional nurses in elder care. this is a qualitative analytical study developed with six professors, four nurses, and 12 nursing students. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using Fiorin's Discourse technique, with support from the MAXQDA software. the competencies identified included knowledge of theories and general concepts of gerontology, communication, listening, leadership, teamwork, proactivity, respect, and empathy. knowing the competencies contributes to understanding the aging process and qualifying nurses for elder care.
Highlights
Increase in life expectancy has generated changes related to the demographic profile of the elderly population
Knowledge about gerontology theories/concepts was identified as necessary, covering knowledge about the physiological and pathological changes of aging, elder frailty, aspects of functionality that allow the classification of elderly people in different profiles and, to intervene
Aging does bring changes that negatively modify life, but it is related to the projection of a positive future, which goes according to the concept of healthy aging, indicated by the World Health Organization (WHO), being a “process of development and maintenance of functional capacity that allows for well-being in old age”(12-13)
Summary
Increase in life expectancy has generated changes related to the demographic profile of the elderly population Worldwide, this age group grows approximately 3% per year, with estimates that they will represent 2.1 billion people in 2050. Nursing training must be in accordance with the Brazilian National Health Policy for Elderly People (PNSPI - Política Nacional de Saúde da Pessoa Idosa) recommendations. This covers the need to include subjects in the curricula of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) that address aging, in order to ensure health promotion, disease prevention and health rehabilitation for people in the elderly age group[4]
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