La enfermeria clinica como area de conocimiento y campo de accion, continua siendo motivo de discusion, reflexion y controversia tanto en los ambitos academicos, como en los profesionales y disciplinares de la enfermeria. El presente articulo es el resultado de la actividad academica-investigativa desarrollada por las docentes del Departamento de Enfermeria Clinica de la Facultad de Enfermeria de la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, en reunion durante tres anos en el seminario permanente de conceptualizacion.El seminario investigativo centro sus esfuerzos en buscar una mayor claridad del concepto de Enfermeria Clinica; concepto que permitiera enriquecer los elementos teoricos que guian su ser y su quehacer. La construccion del concepto giro alrededor de sus caracteristicas definitorias, su objeto de estudio y su campo de accion.La actividad academica hizo uso de varias estrategias. En un primer momento recogio las experiencias personales de las docentes con el fin de estudiar los conceptos y las nociones que cada una tuviera sobre lo que delimita y substancializa la enfermeria clinica como tal. En un segundo momento se hizo necesario dedicar la atencion del seminario en entender cual es la situacion actual de enfermeria clinica. Su abordaje se hizo mediante tres ejes de analisis: Cuidado de Enfermeria, Area Clinica y Formacion en el area clinica, finalizando en un tercer momento con la construccion del concepto de enfermeria clinica, aplicando la metodologia de analisis de concepto. ABSTRACTThe Clinical Nursing like area of knowledge and battle area, continuous being reason for discussion, reflection and controversy as much in the academic scopes, as profesional and you will discipline of the Infirmary. The present article is the result of the investigative academic activity, developed by the educational ones of the Department of Clinical Nursing of the Faculty of Nursin of the Pontifical Javeriana University in meeting during three years in the permanent seminary of Conceptualization. The investigative seminary, centered its efforts in looking for a greater clarity of the of Clinical Infimary, that allowed to enrich the theoretical elements that guide their being and task. The construction of the turned around its characteristics, their object of study and its battle area.The academic activity made use ofseveral strategies; at a first momento it gathered the personal experiences of the educational ones, with the purspose of studying the concepts and slight knowledge, that each one had on which it delimits the clinical Nursing like so. At a second moment it became necessary, to dedicate the attention of the seminary in undestanding which is the present situation of clinical infirmary, his boarding became by means of three axes of analysis: Taken care of Infirmary, Clinical Area and formation in the clinical area, finalizing at a third moment with the construction of the of clinical infirmary, applying the methodology of concept analysis.