The trajectory of an educational technology production: home care to the elderly in post-neurosurgery

Abstract

Aim: to report the trajectory of an educational technology production to guide home care given to the elderly person after neurosurgery. Method: descriptive report of experience on the production of an Educational Technology aimed at the home care of the elderly in post neurosurgery, developed from June 2015 to June 2016. The trajectory was divided in three steps: valorization of professional experience, integrative revision and preparation of a printed manual. Results: the construction of the printed manual titled "Family care with the elderly who underwent brain surgery”, provides guidelines to subsidize the home treatment for the elderly. Conclusion: the production of an educational technology aimed at home care for the elderly after neurosurgery has contributed as a strategy for health education, providing humanized nursing care, aimed at improving the quality of life of these people.