Abstract

BURBANO, Consuelo. A present look of the symbols in nursing. Colomb. Med. [online]. 2007, vol.38, n.4, suppl.2, pp.105-109. ISSN 1657-9534.

The historical investigation as well as a critical assessment of previous events related to nursing, reveal their effects on nursing present behaviours and practice. Nursing as science and discipline is constituted by memorable facts; nursing is the science of human existence in time; it comes from the past and goes to the future; as others sciences, it has been built slowly through three stages: knowledge, ethics, and aesthetics. The symbols of the oldest art and youngest profession -nursing should be orientated with critical sense and in accordance with current practices in the discipline.

Keywords : Nursing; History; Symbol.

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