It is a study in the historical perspective, having as objective to characterize the specialization courses in pediatric and neonatal nursing of the public schools from Rio de Janeiro State (1986 trough 1999). The primary written sources are the reports and the course's legislation existents in the departments of the nursing schools and the historical archive of the universities. In 1986, were created 2 courses of specialization in pediatric nursing (EEAN/UFRJ e EEAAC/UFF) and in 1992, a specialization course in neonatal nursing (FENF/UERJ). It was noticed that the mentioned courses were different among them, while the course from EEAN/UFRJ and FENF/UERJ focused, in detach, the child in the hospital scenery, and the one from EAAC/UFF approached, also, the child in the community. It was conclude that the creation and the implementation of the three courses demarcated the institutionalization of the specialty pediatric nursing in the Rio de Janeiro State.
Nursing; Pediatrics; Specialism; History of Nursing
