title: [Knowledge, health and research in nursing].
abstract: The authors describe the consolidation of nursing as a profession and the development of this type of knowledge, reporting some health problems in Latin America. They characterize the scientific production in Brazilian nursing through the analysis of evaluation studies on research. They finally determine how far this knowledge has developed in this century.
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Angerami
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Mendes
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D009729:Nursing / Q000639:trends*; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D009739:Nursing Services / Q000639:trends*
vernacular_title: O saber, a saúde e a investigação em enfermagem.