[Who is afraid of a well prepared nurse? Nursing education: leadership by nurses is urgently needed].

We discuss some problems related to the nursing education and the lack of unitary nursing leadership. The cultural development of the profession is slow and not enough supported. The profession must learn to invest in Nursing education for a real empowerment. We underline some aspects that we think to be important for the future: the revision of the basic nursing curriculum, the teaching position at University, the utility of a post basic nursing degree. In conclusion, some urgent aims for the near future in order to advance the profession, are reported.