The situation of nursing education in Latin America and the Caribbean towards universal health.

Objective:: to assess the situation of nursing education and to analyze the extent to which baccalaureate level nursing education programs in Latin America and the Caribbean are preparing graduates to contribute to the achievement of Universal Health.

Method:: quantitative, descriptive/exploratory, cross-sectional study carried out in 25 countries.

Results:: a total of 246 nursing schools participated in the study.