ATENÇÃO PRIMÁRIA À SAÚDE: PERCEPÇÃO DA PESSOA IDOSA A RESPEITO DO ATENDIMENTO DO ENFERMEIRO

This research to describe the perception of the elderly person regarding the nurse’s care in primary health care. It is descriptive study with a qualitative approach carried out with 25 elderly people registered in the Basic Family Health Units in the Western District of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, from September to November 2018, applying a semi-structured questionnaire prepared by the authors. The data collected were works using the thematic analysis technique. Most of the research participants reported satisfaction with the nurse's care, reporting good experiences and proximity to the family, others reported difficulties in communication, lack of connection and insufficient health education guidelines and activities. It is understood that the figure of the professional nurse is of great value, it is who will make the nurse-patient relationship possible, enabling the family to practice care and providing an understanding of its importance and responsibility. It is concluded that despite a satisfactory care, the elderly's view of the nurse in primary care was sometimes reduced to care related to programs, with no peculiarity in care for the elderly.