title: [News of the inquiry about nursing needs and resources in the Brazilian Journal of Nursing (1955-1958)].
abstract: Social historical study that has as object news related to the Assessment of the Resources and Needs of Nursing in Brazil published in the Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem between 1955 and 1958. The primary source is constituted of copies of Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem published within the selected period of the study. The secondary sources are constituted of books, papers, dissertations and thesis related to the Nursing history. The data analysis was supported by the secondary sources and the thought of the sociologist Pierre Bourdieu. The results evidenced that Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, in addition to making possible the dissemination of news about the Assessment provided visibility to it and, at last, had the symbolic effect of giving power and prestige to the Brazilian Nursing.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Escola de Enfermagem Anna Nery, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
authors.forename: Daniela Vieira
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Malta
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Escola de Enfermagem Anna Nery, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
authors.forename: Laís de Araújo
authors.initials: Lde A
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Escola de Enfermagem Anna Nery, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
authors.forename: Tânia Cristina Franco
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Santos
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D006295:Health Resources; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D009729:Nursing; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D011643:Publishing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013997:Time Factors