Abstract

OBJECTIVE: to reflect on the role of interprofessional education and collaborative practice in healthcare, based on its application and challenges for nursing. METHODOLOGY: theoretical reflection on interprofessional education and work in health from the nursing perspective. RESULTS: development occurred in three areas: The need to promote interprofessional education and collaborative practice in health; Competencies in education interprofessional and collaborative practice in health; and, Challenges for interprofessional education and collaborative practice from a nursing perspective. Cultural changes and the history of nursing hinder professional recognition and identity, which may influence the development of interprofessional working relations. A regulation that promotes education and interprofessional collaborative practice in nursing could bring important advances to the profession. CONCLUSIONS: the relevance of interprofessional education and collaborative practice for health outcomes is recognized. There are factors that influence its development in some professions, such as nursing. The perceived lack of recognition and position relative to other professions may become an obstacle to the adoption of interprofessional working relations. It is essential to address interprofessional education and collaborative practice to understand what interprofessionalism really is and why it is important.