Abstract
Objective: To know the perception of the nursing team about the care for elderly cardiopathic patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Methods: Research of an exploratory and descriptive nature with a qualitative approach, was carried out through an online questionnaire that presented characterization of the participants and guiding questions pertinent to the perception of nurses and nursing technicians in the ICU about care for the elderly. Twenty professionals from the nursing team participated in the research, being 16 technicians and 4 nurses from the ICU. Results: The guiding questions were forwarded online, and the following categories emerged from the answers: Nursing care for elderly people with heart disease in the ICU, Intervening factors in nursing care for elderly people with heart disease in the ICU. And their respective subcategories: Care for safety, protection and comfort; Care for clinical stabilization; Care for mental / cognitive health; Nutritional care and support. Dimensioning of nursing staff; Difficulties in dealing with psychic changes; Risk of hemodynamic instability; Family support; Multiprofessional training. Conclusion: They demonstrated to perceive their care provided as challenging, but rewarding. They aimed to perceive their action mainly aimed at clinical stabilization, safety and patient comfort and feel that a better professional dimensioning and support from the family and multiprofessional team would bring more effectiveness to the assistance.