Abstract
The aim of this study is to explore the historical importance of the Paulista School of Nursing for education, nursing profession, and production of knowledge in nursing and health from 1939 and 2019. This is a social-historical research with a qualitative approach that observed/explored documents, official publications, and scientific studies, photos and images. The sources in this research were: reports of highest in circulation national journals, books, published scientific articles, dissertations and theses. As a result we found that School of Nursing of Hospital Sao Paulo was founded in 1939, and it was the first higher education institution of the city of São Paulo. The profile proposed for new school was based on competence, ethical, moral, and spiritual values. Because of the constant presence in the national political scenario of the Brazilian nursing, such as the Brazilian Nursing Association, and by the participation of faculty in activities to represent the school institutionally, the Paulista School of Nursing is considered a reference in nursing and health area due to its contribution in education and technological and scientific production to the Brazilian health system. The Paulista School of Nursing graduate program has been contributing for four decades to education of master’s degree students, PhD students, and post-doctoral researchers, in addition to improve the production of knowledge in the field of nursing and health sciences nationally and internationally. The 80th anniversary of Paulista School of Nursing represents a story of efforts and achievements and the school has contributed significantly to develop knowledge in nursing and health area, prepare undergraduate students, professors, and researchers, and improve the nursing professionals globally.
History of nursing; Education, nursing; Schools, nursing