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FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE: O IMPACTO DE SUAS
CONTRIBUIÇÕES NO MUNDO CONTEMPORÂNEO
DA ENFERMAGEM
Anelise Miritz Borges1, Cristiele Berthold2, Katiuscia Milano Rosales de
Rodrigues3, Sonia Maria Könzgen Meincke4, Marilu Correa Soares5,
Roxana Isabel Cardozo Gonzáles6
1
Mestranda do Programa de Pós-graduação de Enfermagem da Universidade
Federal de Pelotas (UFPel).
2
Aluna Especial do Programa de Pós-graduação de Enfermagem da Universidade
Federal de Pelotas (UFPel).
3
Mestranda do Programa de Pós-graduação de Enfermagem da Universidade
Federal de Pelotas (UFPel).
4
Doutora. Docente da Faculdade de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de
Pelotas (UFPel).
5
Doutora. Docente da Faculdade de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de
Pelotas (UFPel).
6
Doutora. Docente da Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel). promotion and health maintenance.
Objective: To reflect on the contributions of
Florence Nightingale for the care exercise in the current days.
Methodology: It is a reflective study with historical perspective, structured by themes, whose sources of data collection were journal articles, books, and critical works approached in the Nursing
Academic Master.
Results: Florence Nightingale became the character that retracts the nursing profession through their worldview, becoming a benchmark of life and professional practice in this area of health.
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE: THE IMPACT
OF HER CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD OF NURSING
SUMMARY
he role of caring is part of human existence and is related to the woman´s image that has sought, through this practice, a form of survival that has evolved into broader areas such as

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Conclusions: We found that her theoretical vision contributed to the demystification of disparities related to gender, favoring the exercise of the intellectual capacity of women in society. She has received this merit through her