OBJECTIVE: To understand the meaning and to develop a substantive theory about nursing care as an enterprising social practice. The METHODS: Was based on the Grounded Theory which, in a systematic, creative and interactive manner allowed the development of the substantive theory: "Realizing the nursing care as an enterprising social practice." The theoretical sample consisted of thirty-five subjects distributed among different groups of samples. RESULTS: The nursing care as an enterprising social practice is associated with the system of relationships and interactions, the ability to interact with different social actors and, the ability to create new channels of communication and proactive actions. CONCLUSION: Considering the care as an enterprising practice is possible to act in a proactive, innovative and participatory way, without neglecting the emerging aspects of social contradictions.
Health management; Nursing care; Nurse's role; Social responsibility; Nursing research
