Abstract
to analyze the scientific productions about the history of graduate studies in Brazilian nursing in the light of Eliot Freidson's Sociology of the Professions. an integrative review, carried out in the databases indexed in Virtual Health Library. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses recommendations were followed. Thematic content analysis and Eliot Freidson's concepts were adopted. two categories emerged: "Institutionalization of graduate courses in Brazilian nursing", highlighting the historical process of professionalization in nursing through transition from empirical to professional care, subsidized by the monopoly of the construction of one's own knowledge; "The scientific production of graduate nursing in Brazil", showing the strengthening of a new generation of nurse researchers, given the greater scientificity in teaching due to implementation of graduate studies. the analyzes present the historicity of graduate studies' institutionalization, supporting the understanding of professionalization outlines of Brazilian nursing.
Highlights
Nursing, before being recognized as a profession, showed signs of being more than a necessary occupation for patient care
Revista Anna Nery and História da Enfermagem: Revista Eletrônica have the highest number of publications, 3 articles each (23.07%), followed by Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, with 2 publications (15.38%) and the others with 1 publication (7.69%) each: Revista Gaúcha de Enfermagem, Revista Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, Cultura de los Cuidados, and Enfermagem em Foco
There is a concentration of graduate programs in southeastern Brazil, this is due to the fact that the first nurses who took the course in the United States were from this region
Summary
Before being recognized as a profession, showed signs of being more than a necessary occupation for patient care. From the consolidation of the School and the Nightingale model, this was taken to several countries, especially in the United States, Capitalist and Taylorist production characteristics were incorporated, in a shorter period of time and within the best efficiency. This movement to obtain the best care response made professionals seek greater strength in their knowledge[3]
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