NURSE ROLE AS NA EDUCATOR IN HIV PREVENTION IN THE ELDERLY: A NEW PERSPECTIVE FOR THE HEALTH CARE OF THE ELDERLY

Objective: Reflect the nurse role as an educator in HIV prevention elderly. Methods: This is a qualitative, descriptive and exploratory study. An online bibliographic survey was carried out databases of Virtual Health Library (VHL), Latin American Caribbean Literature Sciences (Lilacs) Scientific Electronic Online (SciELO). The descriptors were used: “Assistance to Elderly”; “Nursing”; “HIV” “Public Health”. inclusion criteria defined for selection articles were: published Portuguese, full that portrayed theme referred last ten years. Results: When reading eleven selected articles, it possible observe high rate elderly people with HIV. profile sexual behavior commonly described only up 59 years age, abstaining from population above 60 years, which favors forgetting this age group. From perspective health elderly, multidisciplinary team has importance, especially nurse, its directed maintenance restoration health, leading them self-care focus on education practices. Conclusion: In studies analyzed, relevance nurse’s explicit, because unfortunately there still “taboo” when sexuality explained exercising his / her function may be adding knowledge treatment neglected by society.