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This text is about bibliographic research with theoretical reflections about nursing research in gerontology. It aimed toidentify the scientific nursing production on gerontology. The searches were performed at LILACS; MedLINE and SciELO databases. Theresearch period was from January 1996 to January 2006. The results included 28 publications, 20 classified as research and 8 as reflections. Among the publications, 26 were articles and 2 were thesis; 65% were in English and 72% were released after the year 2000. After analysiswe propose five categories: 1) Geriatrics and gerontology in graduation; 2) Gerontology practice; 3) Functional capacity of institutionalizedelders; 4) Nursing geriatric consultation and nursing instruments used with the elderly; 5) Study/research groups in gerontology. Mostpublications focus on professional practice. These publications address elderly people’s pathologies mainly chronic diseases.