Abstract
to reflect on Florence Nightingale's legacy and describe her contributions to critical holistic thinking in nursing. this is a theoretical reflection, for which scientific productions on Florence Nightingale's environmental theory, as published in national and international journals, were based. Florence Nightingale's philosophy and teachings emphasize that the nurse must use her brain, heart and hands to create healing environments to care for the patient's body, mind and spirit. Nursing, since the time of Nightingale, has been building the holistic paradigm, in all schools of thought, with a view to a humanistic approach to the human being in their indivisible relationship with the environment. Florence's contributions to holistic critical thinking in nursing are evident, constituting nurses' differential in clinical practice.
Highlights
The year 2020 marks the bicentenary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, the forerunner of modern nursing, i.e., the ideal time to analyze and reflect on her contributions and the impact on nursing professionalization
Bibliographic references were used for the theoretical basis about critical thinking and Florence Nightingale’s theory
The precursor of nursing believed that nursing was her call from God, her curious and passionate mind for nursing and her relentless desire to transform opened doors challenging the social context, in which she encountered persistent opposition, as she was always a visionary and courageous woman. She advocated that patients receive civilized care, regardless of the social situation experienced(5). This reflection article seeks to provoke the reader to reflect on Florence’s trajectory, examining her legacy with the following question: does Nightingale’s theory and principles contribute to the development of nurses’ holistic critical thinking today? The answer is affirmative, since, in this context, holistic nursing is based on nursing knowledge, theories, research, doing mediated by experience, intuition and creativity
Summary
The year 2020 marks the bicentenary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, the forerunner of modern nursing, i.e., the ideal time to analyze and reflect on her contributions and the impact on nursing professionalization. This study aimed to reflect on Florence Nightingale’s legacy and describe her contributions to critical holistic thinking in nursing.
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