Gerontogeriatric nursing groups knowledge and nursing practices derived from General Nursing, Geriatrics and Gerontology(3). Gerontogeriatric nursing is, in addition, a specific branch of nursing that delivers care to the elderly at all levels of prevention, ., from health promotion to rehabilitation. This nomenclature was selected because it is understood as being more comprehensive and adequate(4). The purpose of this article was to review the history of health policies focused on the elderly, initially by using international health conferences, and then going through national policies, correlating them with the loss of power usually attributed to the elderly. Nola Pender s health promotion model was used to interconnect the themes, resulting in empowerment as a health promotion.
