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ENERO 2006 N° 1 Volumen 4

The Nightingale Legacy

Section: LEARNING TO TEACH

Authors

Mireia Ladios Martín

Position

Supervisora Docencia, Calidad e Investigación. Departamento Vinalopó Salud Elche, Alicante

Contact address

C/ Acacias 1, Vedat de Torrent (Valencia)

Contact email: solilluna79@hotmail.com

Abstract

If the aim is to gain insight into the current situation of the nursing career, it is essential to go back in time and take a retrospective look in search of the knowledge or individuals that played a relevant role in the discipline of nursing.
In this manner, and with the humble intention of getting to know more on what nursing is, this paper will explore the character of Florence Nightingale, considered the founder of modern nursing.

“Human progress is not a continuous creation. From time to time, it resurfaces thanks to the impulse of some powerful spirits. But for its message to be understood and heard, it is necessary for its time to have arrived”. (Sendrail 1983)

Keywords:

Florence Nightingale; notes on nursing; what and what it is not; nature; settingmetaparadigm

Versión en Español

Título:

El legado de Nightingale