El estudio es de tipo no experimental, nivel básico, método descriptivo - explicativo, diseño descriptivo correlacional; la población del estudio estuvo constituida por 40 profesionales de enfermeras asistenciales de los servicios de emergencia del hospital nacional Daniel A. Carrión -callao, teniendo como muestra no probabilística de carácter inducido a la misma cantidad de profesionales de enfermería. Para la recolección de datos se utilizó como técnica la entrevista, encuesta y como instrumento un cuestionario aplicado a las enfermeras para obtener información sobre los diagnósticos nanda y los registros de enfermería y una lista de verificación.

Objective. To measure the level of competency development of Peruvian primary care nurses in the control of growth and development of children under five years old. Methods. A cross-sectional, descriptive, quantitative study was designed with a population group of 100 nurses working in primary care health networks located in Lima, Ica, and Trujillo, using a non-probabilistic census sampling method. Data were collected using observation as the technique; the instrument was a performance checklist for growth, development, and immunizations. Results. The majority of the studied nurses presented a low level of competencies related to the growth and development of Peruvian children under five years old (60%), while 37% presented a medium level of performance in these competencies, and only 3% demonstrated a high level. Conclusions. Peruvian primary care pediatric nurses present low levels of ...