Abstract
Objective: This study aimed to reflect on the role of nurses in higher education. Method: This is a descriptive-exploratory bibliographic research, due to the characteristic of observing, classifying and describing phenomena of interest in health and education, focused on the role of nurses in higher education. For data collection, the descriptors nurse, higher education and pedagogical training were used. Results: The nurse is directly connected to the educational process, either through nursing assistance and management, or as a teacher in the process of training future professionals. Nursing undergraduate courses bring with them a faculty composed of nursing professionals, who usually have experience related to nursing care, however, it is necessary that the nurse professor has pedagogical knowledge to act in the area of higher education. Final considerations: The study portrays that the nurse to work in higher education needs to have knowledge about the four types of knowledge, are: professional training, disciplinary, curricular and experiential knowledge. In addition, continuous formation is necessary from the point of view of action-reflection-action. The research suggests new studies to evaluate and suggest pedagogical training for nurses.