The objective of this research was to analyze the evolution and trend of the generation gap and nursing education from 1968 to 2021 through bibliometric indicators. The method used is a bibliometric, descriptive and retrospective study of documents in Scopus, with descriptors “Nursing educat*”, “generation* and the Boolean operator “AND”, N= 653 web documents from 1968 to 2021, and filters of the type bib, csv. The search was carried out on October 9, 2021, using the Bibliometrix R Package software and the Biblioshiny tool. The Results indicate high scientific production in 2020 (54 articles disclosed). This study demonstrates patterns and lines of research in nursing education, such as educational models, interpersonal relationships, and organizational innovation.