Due to the political changes in the country, resulting in law 100 of 1993, the development of professional nursing has faced challenges in terms of control and efficiency in promoting aspects of health such as nurse care, administration and service in IPS. A questionnaire was given to 23 employers of IPS in Bogota in order know their criteria for professional nursing, resulting in the following observations -a broad awareness of health sector being involved in the socioeconomically and political aspect of the country, the role of the professional nursing as it competes with related professionsi the need for focusing in bio-psycho-social, spiritual, ethical, clinic, administrative, educational and research aspects in the area with a professional attitude and leadership. These results affirm that the nursing training programs should focus on building a closer relationship between training and clinical service in order to confront the challenges and developments in the profession.