The Florence Nightingale’s nursing theoretical model: a transmission of knowledge

O modelo da Teoria Ambientalista de Florence Nightingale: uma transmissão de conhecimento

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.

Keywords:
History of nursing; Nursing theory; Biography; Nursing; Professional role