%0 Journal Article %T Una mirada actual de la simbolog¨ªa en enfermer¨ªa %A Burbano %A Consuelo %J Colombia M¨¦dica %D 2007 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %X 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. %K nursing %K history %K symbol. %U http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1657-95342007000600012&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en