title: Reflections in the light of the complexity theory and nursing education.
abstract: to reflect on nursing education, taking into account the principles of complex thinking proposed by Morin.
  reflection based on the principles of the complexity theory by Edgar Morin.
  the application of complexity in teaching proposes an emancipatory education based on questioning and social transformation. It comprises the education of nurses who interact with others as a characteristic of their work. It is necessary to prepare students to develop critical and reflective attitudes and actions to overcome the fragmentation and linearity of knowledge.
  nursing care has been based on a reductionist assistance, reflecting the Cartesian model. Thus, nursing education seeks to comprise shared knowledge and experiences so that no subject or professional overpowers another, accepting the uniqueness of professionals and patients.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem. João Pessoa-PB, Brasil.
authors.forename: Ronny Anderson de Oliveira
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Cruz
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem. João Pessoa-PB, Brasil.
authors.forename: Elidianne Layanne Medeiros de
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Araujo
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem. João Pessoa-PB, Brasil.
authors.forename: Neyce de Matos
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Nascimento
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem. João Pessoa-PB, Brasil.
authors.forename: Raquel Janyne de
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem. João Pessoa-PB, Brasil.
authors.forename: Jael Rúbia Figueiredo de Sá
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: França
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem. João Pessoa-PB, Brasil.
authors.forename: Jacira Dos Santos
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Oliveira
mesh_terms: D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D009736:Nursing Process / Q000145:classification* / Q000592:standards; D009742:Nursing Theory; D013850:Thinking