Abstract

LOPES, Lúcia Marlene Macário  and  SANTOS, Sandra Maria Pereira dos. Florence Nightingale: Notes on the founder of Modern Nursing. Rev. Enf. Ref. [online]. 2010, vol.serIII, n.2, pp.181-189. ISSN 0874-0283.

Ahead of her time, although conservative, Florence Nightingale popularized the practice of nursing, allowing the establishment of a new profession for women. A well-educated and cultured woman, she used her knowledge and status to influence health and education policy in her time. She provided nursing care to patients in the battlefields of the Crimea (1854-1856), validating the profession of nursing and setting her on the path to being a status icon and legend. This article is a selected compilation of the literature that aims to honor and make known the path of the person who is considered the founder of modern nursing. Over 90 years of life, Florence Nightingale wrote about 20.000 letters to friends and distinguished acquaintances and wrote about 200 papers, including books, pamphlets and reports, which had a profound impact on health and the reorganization of health services. Her work was revolutionary and advanced in a way that had global outreach, and is still considered nowadays a cornerstone of the professionalization of nursing.

Keywords : nursing history; biography.

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