Justification:

Visibility of production in the area of nursing history.

Objective:

To analyze the process of creation of the Thematic Area of History of Nursing, as part of the Virtual Health Library - Nursing and cut out of the scientific production of the area used to guide the works of the thematic area.

Methodology:

Experience report linked to a bibliometric Literature Review study.

Results:

99 articles were analyzed, with emphasis on the Brazilian production. The data guided the discussions of the Working Group for the creation of the Thematic Area of History of Nursing, created in 2018, composed of researchers in the area.

Final considerations:

There was a dispersion of productions, but also the potential of the area of publication in magazines with leadership in the rankings. The need to invest in networking, research groups and guiding researchers and database coordinators to improve the area is highlighted.