Introduction:

The models represent an auxiliary system and a philosophical support in the care management process for nursing science. Framed the essence of the profession and provide health services.

Objective:

To identify the philosophical and methodological design of a model of care management Nursing care in the specialty of Ophthalmology bases.

Methods:

Systematic review with thoughtful critical analysis of documents and original articles published in Spanish and English between 1999 and 2015 with the keywords: "models", "theoretical models" and "models of nursing care" in the database Scielo data, Ebsco, Lilacs and Medline / Pubmed, which facilitated perform triangulation of information to support theoretical and methodological model of nursing care.

Conclusion:

It is identified as a philosophical theory concerning the proposed Dorothea Orem Nursing systems, holism and the simultaneity of Martha Elizabeth Rogers, as well as the skills and seven domains of Patricia Benner. It is adopted as a methodology to process nursing care.

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