The virtual nurse is a source of knowledge on health on the Internet and also a working instrument for nurses and health professionals. Prepared from the conceptual framework of education for health, the main goal is to promote personal autonomy and prepare people to take decisions on their health bearing in mind their unique perceptions and expressions. The Barcelona O cal School of Nursing develops this ICT tool, which constitutes the fundamental line of its professional axis, a guarantee of assistential continuity and a complement and support to physical attention.