Introduction:

The Hospital Nuestra Señora de Gracia of Zaragoza was founded in 1425 by Alfonso V El Magnánimo. During the first half of the 20th century, nursing care was carried out by the Sisters of Charity of Santa Ana and adjacent personnel through their work and exemplary care always at the side of the patient.

Objective:

Expose the working and care conditions carried out by the Sisters of Charity of St. Anne at the Hospital Nuestra Señora de Gracia in the seventies of the twentieth century.

Methodology:

The qualitative methodology has been used, interviewing two nurses. Sisters of Charity of Santa Ana and nursing auxiliaries who worked at that time.

Results:

The distribution of the hospital is highlighted, especially the rooms and the difference in the way of care according to the needs of Virginia Henderson

Conclusions:

Similarities have been found with the forms of care in other hospitals in the seventies, they are not fully comparable to those carried out by the Sisters of Charity of Santa Ana in the Hospital Nuestra Señora de Gracia in the same temporary space, mainly due to the perception of health-disease for each culture or social group.