The Florence Nightingale’s nursing theoretical model: a transmission of knowledge
María Angélica de Almeida Peres, Pacita Geovana Gama de Sousa Aperibense, Mercedes de Dios-Aguado, Sagrario Gómez‐Cantarino, Paulo Joaquím Pina Queirós
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.