The Florence Nightingale's nursing theoretical model: a transmission of knowledge
Rev Gaucha Enferm. 2021 Mar 26;42(spe):e20200228.
doi: 10.1590/1983-1447.2021.20200228.
eCollection 2021.
[Article in
English,
Spanish]
Affiliations
- 1 Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Escola de Enfermagem Anna Nery, Departamento de Enfermagem Fundamental. Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
- 2 Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Campus Macaé Professor Aloísio Teixeira. Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
- 3 Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha. Enfermera en Salud Comunitaria. Estudio Asociado HISAG-EP. Ciudad Real, Espanha.
- 4 Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha. Ciudad Real, Espanha.
- 5 Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra. Coimbra, Portugal.
Abstract
Objective:
To reflect on the contribution of Florence Nightingale in the health and nursing areas based on her epistemological legacy.
Method:
Reflection in which Florence Nightingale's nursing theoretical model is approached, trying to show how her family, training, social and cultural concepts influenced the formal construction of care.
Results:
Florence Nightingale's vocation, profession and legacy stand out as faithful expressions of her thoughts for the professional constitution of the nurse. Responsible for the care of people with a strong humanitarian characteristic.
Conclusions:
It is not possible to unravel nursing care today from Nightingale's thinking. This represents the power of a lifetime dedicated to the profession.
MeSH terms
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Humans
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Knowledge*
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Nursing*