Objective:
To identify the socio-demographic profile and positioning of nurse managers about the implementation of the Nursing Process in the hospital and correlating education and work features of those nurses with their opinions about the implantation of the nursing process in question.
Methods:
Descriptive study, quantitative, conducted in 2011, in eight public hospitals in Natal/RN, with 45 nurse managers that answered a questionnaire about social characterization, education and work, and the positioning about the implementation of the method in the hospital. The Chi-square tests, Fisher and Contingency Coefficient were performed.
Results:
The managers were women (91.1%); formed in public institutions (97.8%); had postgraduate (84.4%); worked 0.05.
Conclusion:
In this study, the managers were favorable to the implementation of the Nursing Process. However, this position was not associated with the features of education and work.
Nursing process; Professional practice; Human Resources Formation