This text contextualizes globalization and competitiveness in relation to nursing professional education. Present days aspects and their crisis, speedy changes, imbalances given social changes and scientific advances are discussed. The utopia of a core world unity does not grant equal civil rights for all, much less the citizenship idea all around the world, especially in relation to nursing professionals and clients or users of the health system. Nursing issues and human resources formation are discussed as part of present days' crisis. The approach is analytic-descriptive highlighting globalization, which is not equal for all, and competitiveness as a permanent challenge to all workers in the health area. The author does not present investigative results, however, takes a stand in relation to nursing professional education, to which presents a curricular framework or model adopted in Brazil. A framework model that is coherent with nurses' role in implementing changes in care practice, in developing scientific critical thinking and conducting research consistent with outcomes, and in knowledge building to nursing.
Nursing; Education, Nursing; Credentialing