After the prints of our caring origins

Abstract

The aim of this work is to demonstrate that iconography becomes a source for nursing history. A descriptive, retrospective, comparative, ethnographic historical study was carried out. The iconographic material used corresponds to cave paintings from the Valencian County, declared world’s heritage. In order to potentiate the hermeneutical process from a nursing perspective, the Henderson’s needs system categorisation has been used. The main conclusion of this study is the demonstration of the pertinence of iconography when it comes to developing historical knowledge of nursing.

Keywords

• Historia de la enfermería
• Cuidados enfermeros
• Antropología de los cuidados
• Iconografía
• Necesidades de Henderson