This is a social historical study that aims describe professor Elvira De Felice Souza's (EFS) path; analyzing the content of "Manual de Técnica de Enfermagem" ("Nursing Technique Manual"), written by EFS; discussing the historical contribution of this work to the Brazilian nursing bibliography. The nursing knowledge construction phases are the theoretical references. It was verified that EFS´s work advanced the Brazilian bibliographical production regarding the performance of technical nursing procedures, which, at that time, was expressed by a single Brazilian author. From its first use by nursing students (1953) until its last reprint (1995), more than four decades have passed. The work received periodic updating, being the main procedures performance guide for by nursing foundations students, being used by nurses throughout Brazil in order to elaborate several nursing manuals.
History of Nursing; Teaching; Brazil
