The purpose of this study was to analyze how are configured the management competences, required and effectives, of nurses who work in a private hospital in Belo Horizonte-MG, according to the perception of nurses and other nursing categories professionals. In this field research, a descriptive one, with a quantitative approach, data were collected through a documentary survey and interviews and submitted, respectively, to documental and content analysis. Taking into consideration the several data sources that were utilized, it was observed that the different roles and competences are required and effectively performed by the nurses, leading to further questions related to their management competences. Limitations of the study were pointed as well as suggestions for further researches.
Nursing; Management competences; Professional competences
