Influencia del Modelo Nightingaleano en la imagen de la enfermería actual: . Municipio Camajuaní. Marzo-diciembre 2006

florence nithingale created a theoretical model where she proposed that nursing role was to follow guidances and orders of physicians and dont to take independent decisions. a descriptive study was made to determine influence of nightingale model on present nursing concept. study was performed in “octavio de la concepcion y la pedraja” polyclinic in camajuaní municipality from march to december 2006. sample included physicians and nurses from the area, as well as population aged older than 15 from the consulting room of family physician 9-2 pertaining that polyclinic. we made a stratified sampling, whose strata consisted of the folowing professional categories: physicians, nursing technicians, nursing postbasic level, nursing graduate, management nurses and physicians. from each stratum, we made a randomized selection of 10 % and also from the total of patients. authors conducted a interview to know criteria about nursing role as a physician assistant. data obtained were processed using an excel microsoft estimation form. we used techniques of descriptive statistics, and results were summarized in tables. most of professionals and patients stated that the nurse depends from physician to make its work. we conclude that nursing concept according to society and health professionals is distinguished by idea that nurse works as a physician’s assistant and that its performance depends of him.