[The education in graduate nursing in the State of Paraná, Brazil]

We approach the implementation of the Curricular Guidelines of degree in nursing in Paraná identifying the curricular changes triggered, analyzing changes made and identifying pedagogical principles that were effectively materialized with the new proposals. We found a growth around 80% of private courses/schools of nursing. We analyze 9 political pedagogical projects showing that some courses have their own constructions from the curricular guidelines. Others are suited to them literally. The data relating to education focused on the student; the role of the professor; the pedagogy of skills; the learning to learn; the Unified Health System as a focus of the training; a licenciature/education in nursing; the research in the graduation; the times in training and the methodological approach of the course testify this assertion.