Background: Nursing diagnoses are identified, in light of the NANDA, then by observation and monitoring of care interventions, the nursing time required for professional and auxiliary care is determined; understanding the real time, as a measurement parameter of the action and the ideal time contextualized with the complexity of care.The times are socialized and validated, with the nursing professionals, in the manner of expert judgment from the evidence; the time to perform each of the care interventions is redefined.Objective to reveal the time required of nursing personnel to provide close attention to the needs of the human being, from the application of the Nursing Process.Methods: Within the framework of an experience in practice, the time required for care is carried out, the Puerta C AM1 method is adopted, which contemplates the assessment, planning and diagnosis and implementing interventions, as well as the determination of the time for care and other actions of nursing actions, valuation is carried out with 43 care subjects hospitalized in a Health Institution of the First Level of Care. Results:We identified 25 nursing diagnoses and 46 care actions carried out in a time of 440 minutes of which 31.2% by nursing professional and 68.8% by auxiliaries.However, if the actions are assigned according to the protocols, the time is increased to 593 minutes with a longer time for professional nursing care.Conclusion: It requires a longer time for nursing care actions if the needs of patients are valued and recognized, as well as actions to support care and service management.The Nursing Care Process is the method to calculate the nursing time for each patient, from the assessment, diagnosis, prioritization, planning, execution and evaluation of care actions.