Aspectos relacionados à violência contra o idoso: concepção do enfermeiro da Estratégia Saúde da Família

Objective: the study’s purpose has been to further understand aspects related to violence against the elderly through the perception of the nurse from the family health strategy. Methods: it is a descriptive research with a qualitative approach that was carried out with ten nurses from the family health strategy, in teresina city, brazil, over the period from september to october 2014. Recorded interviews were used to collect the data, using a semi-structured script, based on content analysis, thematic modality. Results: the following two thematic categories were identified: ‘identification by the nurses of violence situations against the elderly’, during the routine care approach in the follow-up by the community health agent and in the home visits; and, ‘actions performed by nurses in response to identified cases of violence against the elderly’, through educational actions, activation of the elderly police station and referrals to social services. Conclusion: the nurses need training with regard to the assistance service provided in the family health strategy, and focused on the issue of aggravating violence against the elderly.