ELEMENTS OF NURSE TRAINING IN THE PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST THE ELDERLY

Abstract

Objective: To analyze elements of nurses’ training that influence their professional activity for the prevention of violence against the elderly. Materials and methods: Qualitative research with nurses working in the Family Health Strategy (ESF) program. The data were processed by the IRAMUTEQ software and analyzed through Descending Hierarchical Classification based on the Discourse of the Collective Subject. Results: The results led to establish six categories: Category 1 - Training process: need for constant updating, Category 2 - Difficulty in identifying cases of violence against the elderly in the ESF program, Category 3 - Prevention of violence against the elderly in the ESF, Category 4 - Recognition of cases of violence against the elderly in the ESF, Category 5 - Early identification of cases of violence and potential risk factors, Category 6 - Home care visits to the elderly as a strategy for health promotion and violence prevention. Conclusion: Ongoing training of health professionals is necessary in order for them to be prepared and oriented towards interventions in cases of violence. Being nurses key professionals of this process, they are able to detect situations of violence against the elderly person and to carry out the necessary interventions.