[Implications for professional development in nursing; focus based on professional competencies (II)]. / Implicaciones para la formación en enfermería. Enfoque basado en competencias profesionales (y II).

To work with quality criteria is a demand Nursing care has, but one which requires recognition inside and outside the profession. The authors propose a focus based on competencies as a tool for continuous quality improvement. One area in this focus centers on the professional development for Nurses in the field of research and action which will permit one to enter in the spiral of continuing learning, establishing multiple connections.