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Reflections on elderly autonomy and its meaning for the practice of nursing care
Raquel Spindola Samartini1, Viviane Cristina Cândido1
1Universidade Federal de São Paulo. São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Objective:
To reflect on autonomy in health care, its perspective on the lives of the elderly, and its meaning for the practice of nursing care.
Methods:
Theoretical essay on the practice of nursing care to promote autonomy and self-care for the elderly.
Results:
It is necessary to qualify the practice of nursing care to consider the aging process and maintain the autonomy of the elderly. Three parts emerged: "The autonomy of the elderly and the care plan", "Nursing in the self-care process", and "Challenges to the practice of caring for the elderly in nursing".
Final Considerations:
There is still a deficiency in promoting autonomy for the elderly due to the need for a review of the practice of nursing care, which, considering aging in Brazil, needs to undertake new actions in order to encourage self-care and autonomy in this population.
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