The understanding of nursing technicians and a auxiliaries of how to care for the elderley

Abstract

This research tries to comprehend better the actions related to elderly cares. Our objectives are both to identify old age conceptions from auxiliaries and technicians as well as the relation between these conceptions and the elderly nursing care. The data were collected from an institution which cares elderly from Juiz de Fora - MG, through the application of a semi structured interview. After submitting the data gathered to a thematic content analysis, the results leaded us to two categories which are: 1) old conceptions - to become older as a privilege, to become older as a loss; 2) elderly care conceptions - motivation to care, developing the care. The interviewed group presented conceptions that involve two aging faces: the gains and the wastages showing the aging dialect. Taking care of old people becomes a great opportunity of learning, change and reflection as well. Despite of this the ways used by the interviewed group are still fragmented. The care as a procedure development shows the way as nursing service is organized. It makes clear the necessity of a reorientation which involves all the care process steps. The elderly care should be full of human qualities as sensibility and patience, sensibility and geniality.