Introduction:

Leptospirosis is recognized as one of the re-emergim transmissible diseases, as it continues to be the zoonosis with the widest distribution worldwide, so the prevention of risk factors is essential.

Objective:

To analyze the contribution of Florence Nightingales' theory in the prevention of leptospirosis with community participation.

Methods:

A bibliographic review was carried out with the bibliographic analysis method through a search carried out between the years 2015 to 2021, where specialized databases were consulted and 30 scientific publications on the subject were selected.

Results:

The genesis of professional Nursing is recognized with the vision and studies of Florence Nigthingale, which in her theory accredits that the intervention of nurses is necessary to promote an adequate environment. The environment includes the conditions and external forces that affect life, which can prevent disease or help suppress it. Her theoretical work on the five essential elements of a healthy environment: clean air, drinking water, wastewater disposal, environmental hygiene, and light are considered as indispensable today as they were centuries ago. The contributions offered have an influence on the professional performance of modern nursing, particularly in the prevention of leptospirosis with community participation.

Conclusions:

Nightingales theory reaffirms the need to maintain and control a healthy environment. The assumptions and theoretical affirmations contribute to guide the practice towards the process of prevention of leptospirosis with community participation, from the actions of the nursing professionals. By combining individual, social and professional resources.

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