The involvement of the future nurse in the construction of the Management Report of the Actions of Health of a city in the interior of Rio Grande do Sul was the main objective of this study. The methodological strategy consisted of meetings with coordinators and technicians responsible for the sanitary units, the General Director Group and planning team of the health of the city, participation in the collection of data and elaboration of the related report. The literature revision contemplated: politics of health, a management report as an instrument of health planning, continued education and the role of the nurse on SUS improvement. This work contributed to the improvement of the report of health management, with sights to the planning and implementation of resolute and effective actions.
nursing; magement capacity; health planning