Rehabilitation Nursing: expanding horizons, legitimizing knowledge

Abstract

The author makes reflections on Rehabilitation Nursing, marking the trajectory of this area in Nursing in terms of care, teaching and research. She discusses concepts and their applicability in Rehabilitation Nursing practice and presents the current demand for care in rehabilitation, as well as the capacity-building of nurses to work in this market, highli-ghting the pioneering initiatives of public institutions and higher education establishments in the city of São Paulo, which has made possible the specialization of nurses in Rehabilitation.