Este articulo presenta algunos elementos sobre los avances logrados en el trabajo de varios anos de la Facultad de Enfermeria de la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, que se aproximan a la construccion del ser y quehacer del profesional de Enfermeria. Inicialmente, y a manera de ubicacion, se abordan los requisitos para una disciplina y practica, porque, desde alli, se analizan algunos aspectos fundamentales como la relacion interpersonal y el cuidado de enfermeria, ejes de la profesion. Finalmente, y respondiendo a los rasgos que caracterizan la imagen y el campo de la enfermera (o), se establecen aptitudes y actitudes que pueden fundamentar su desempeno. ABSTRACT This article talks about some advances that we have been searching for many years. The nurse's department of the Javeriana University, through intellectual activity seeks the elaboration of different concepts, which are close to building the competence of the humane nurse and their professional behavior. At the beginning, it talks about different concepts as discipline and practice, so we can reflect and analyze some important aspects like the humane being, interpersonal relations and the main concern that the nursing profession works to ward. Finally and answering different aspects of the professional practice, it establish some bases on the job thet the nurses have to carry out day by day.