The nursing health care is the profession responsible for managing the care of people in all that relates to the promotion, maintenance, restoration of their health and prevent diseases and injuries, including actions arising from the diagnosis and medical treatment and management of resources required.
The hospital is therefore a scientific and humanist profession, whose role take care of ensuring the continuity of these from the critical care unit to home care.
In Chile the number of not enough nurses to meet the health needs of the population. It is a flaw in the profession, there are 3 physicians per nurse, with an expected inverse relationship.
Health policies aim to develop the areas in which nurses serve, so it is a profession with great prospects and future.
The nurse is part of the health team, fulfilling an important role in the care of the person and family, helping the individual in meeting their needs in order to adapt to the circumstances of life in a harmonious and healthy.