[Healthcare needs of the aged: perspectives for nursing]

This study has as central thematic the healthcare need of the aged. It was established as aims: to understand the expectations of the aged one who experiences nursing actions in primary health care and to point out at healthcare need of the aged one in this context. It was developed through the theoretical and methodological approach of the phenomenological sociology of Alfred Schutz. It was used a phenomenology interview with aged persons having as question: which are your expectations about the nursing professionals? Two lived categories emerged: to find the other (human) in the nursing professional attitude and to establish relationships with other persons. The study points out at the importance of the named none-technical nursing actions as health needs.