Objective: to understand how the transitional care of nurses to olde adults with artificial pacemaker occurs. Method: a qualitative research, carried out in a philanthropic hospital in the city of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Fourteen nurses working in surgical and cardiac inpatient units participated. Data were collected between August and November 2020, through semi-structured interviews, and analyzed using the methodological framework Discourse of the Collective Subject and discussed in the light of Afaf Meleis’ theory of transitions. Results: nurses’ incipient knowledge about transitional care was identified. It was observed that the nursing discharge report is a facilitating instrument for transitional care. Final considerations: the study pointed out that the transitional care of nurses to older adults with artificial pacemakers does not have a theoretical foundation, reporting as a priority the care with the pacemaker identification card and with the surgical wound.

Objective: To report the experience of actions to confront the Coronavirus developed by primary health care in the municipality of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Methods: It is an account of the experience carried out by a nurse from the health management of the city of Salvador, in the fight against the Coronavirus, without a period from February 26 to April 26, 2020. Results: A flow of action was elaborated to confront the Coronavirus in the primary health care network, aiming to implement conducts in the face of the pandemic. The professionals were trained to identify suspected cases of contamination and to guide or refer these people to the health service. Conclusion: It was concluded that the construction of a flow to attend suspected cases of contamination by Coronavirus was relevant to mitigate the impacts, protecting the community and professionals involved.

Objective: to analyze in available scientific literature what problems are caused to the musculoskeletal system of caregivers of older adults in the home environment. Methods: an integrative literature review indexed in the PubMed, CINAHL, Web of Science, SCOPUS, BDENF, LILACS and SciELO databases. Results: the sample totaled 17 studies that showed three thematic categories: Care overload for caregivers’ health; Caregivers’ physical illness; Caregiver self-neglect. Conclusion: the evidence identified health problems for caregivers of older adults, regarding the musculoskeletal system, demonstrating the importance of considering intervention strategies that provide guidelines for self-care guidelines, in order to prevent musculoskeletal complications resulting from older adults’ care activities at home.