200 years of Florence Nightingale: contributions to the professional practice of nurses in hospitals

• Autor(a) principal: Ribeiro,Olga Maria Pimenta Lopes
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Martins,Maria Manuela Ferreira Pereira da Silva, Trindade,Letícia de Lima, Fassarella,Cintia Silva, Silva,João Miguel Almeida Ventura da, Faria,Ana da Conceição Alves
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672020001700164
• topic: Nursing Theory; Nursing; Professional Practice; Nurses; Hospitals

ABSTRACT Objective: Analyze the agreement of nurses, who work in hospital institutions, about Florence Nightingale’s conceptions about nursing, people, health and the environment. Method: Quantitative, observational and cross-sectional study, with the participation of 3,451 nurses from 36 Portuguese hospitals. Data collection took place from July 2015 to March 2016, using a questionnaire. For analysis, descriptive and analytical statistics were used. Results: It was evident that 60% to 70% of participating nurses considered that Florence Nightingale’s conceptions of nursing, person, health and environment were partly in agreement or totally in agreement with their practice. The variables that influenced agreement were: service, condition in which they practice the profession, length of professional practice, academic degree and region of the country. Conclusion: Florence Nightingale’s conceptions continue to contribute to professional nursing practice, with the region and the service significantly influencing this continuity.