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Objective: describing the profile of the elderly hospitalized with chronic non-communicable disease, grounded in the Theory of Virginia Henderson. Methods: a quantitative and descriptive research conducted in June 2013. The participants were over 60 years old, admitted to the medical clinics of the University Hospital of Niteroi-RJ. There were used Scales of Katz and Lawton to assess the functional capabilities. Technique of semi-structured questionnaire collection and analysis of data were presented in simple statistical analysis. The research was approved under CAAE-5599.0.000.258-10. Results: there was a total of 43 participants, 25 (58,14%) males and 18 (41,86%) females, 20 (46,51%) were married, 14 (32,55%) had primary diagnosis of cardiovascular disease, 37 (86,04%) and 24 (55,81%) independent for activities of daily life and instrumental, respectively. Conclusion: gerontological perspective involves considering the person as subject and participant in the planning of care where the nurse identifies the needs and specificities against the aging process and hospitalization.

Objective: To describe the profile of the elderly victims of bone trauma and as how nursing has been active in assisting these clients. Method: integrative Review, held in LILACS database with the keywords: Elderly, Nursing and Trauma, in order to answer the following question: «"What is the profile of the elderly who suffer from bone trauma and the role of nursing care to these customers?"». Results: people over 80 years old suffer more trauma primarily with neuromotor weaknesses, using multiple medications and comorbidities. Nursing care for the elderly is still traumatized poor because there was a significant incidence of iatrogenic complications. Conclusion: the risk factors for the occurrence of traumatic events in the elderly favor the loss of quality of life, increased functional dependence, burden for caregivers and institutionalization. The records of care provide visibility and ensure continuity of care in a qualified way.