It is a quantitative, exploratory, descriptive study about the level of adequacy of the command of new technologies (NADNT) by nurses in the management of a surgery center in hospitals located in Feira de Santana-BA, Brazil, in 2002. It aimed at: assessing the NADNT of nurses in the management of a surgery center; identifying and describing the factors that interfere with this level; and proposing actions for the development of this level in the management of surgery centers. Sample made up of 33 nurses with experience in surgery centers. A questionnaire was used for data collection. It has been concluded that the NADNT was unsatisfactory for 54.5% of the study subjects. It has been statistically proved that the capacity of the hospital and the working load are factors that interfere with the command of new technologies in surgery centers.
surgery centers; new technologies; management
