Learning based on problems (LBP) arises from the Case Western Reserve University in the United States and McMaster University in Canada and universities worldwide have integrated it as a methodology of teaching and learning in different areas of knowledge and in different races. Therefore, the University of Costa Rica through the University Teaching Department, developed the course Learning Based on Problems and aimed at teachers to develop teaching skills for use. After participating in this course, comes the concern for the present essay, to reflect on the LBP and its application as a teaching technique in the Module Nursing Intervention with the older adult, part of the undergraduate course at the University of Costa Rica. LBP is a teaching strategy - learning, where knowledge acquisition and development of skills and attitudes are equally important, designed to facilitate student training and to develop reasoning and critical thinking, enabling it to cope with challenges of working life, any areas that are covered in the course.