This study had as purpose to identify the insertion of the management competences in the formation of nurses. That was a study of qualitative approach, that used the analysis of content of the pedagogic documents of the course of nursing of an institution of higher education of the South Region of the country. In the thematic documental analysis developed in this study, the evidence of the meaning items corroborated the insert of the managerial competence in the dimensions: knowledge, abilities and attitudes. The study demonstrated that they are contemplated in the nurse formation the managerial competences in the researched course. It important to say that from the analysis of the data emerged the enrolled gaps as contribution of the study.
Professional competence; Human resources formation; Management; Nursing education research