[Nursing in the National Health Plan of Honduras]

After summarizing the health situation in Honduras and describing the National Health Plan launched in 1973, the authors explain the changes that have come about in nursing, the difficulties that had to be surmounted to reach a new professional position, and the administrative decisions that had to be taken to devise a health policy. An account is given of the changes made in the training of nursing staff and in the functions that staff must perform in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the coverage extensive program. The article high-lights the role of the Nursing Division in the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare and the levels of coordination established with the other technical divisions and institutions responsible for the health personnel training. In closing, the article points out that the nursing sector represents the keystone of the model for the delivery of services to attain the goal of health for all by the year 2000.