title: [Management in nursing: a critical view about the knowledge produced in Brazilian journals (2000-2004)].
abstract: This study aimed at analyzing the scientific production about management in nursing in Brazilian journals through bibliographic research in the period from 2000 to 2004. This bibliographic study considered data bases and libraries during the period of May to July 2005. From the texts submitted to categorization apprehended the following categories: general considerations about management; the formation of nurse in management area; models of management in nursing in practice and management theories used; difficulties in nursing management; suggestions of changes and solutions to be searched. The confronts and reflections pointed out the need of transformation of management in direction to a participative and flexive posture, valuing the human potential.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE.
authors.forename: Maria Salete Bessa
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Jorge
authors.forename: Consuelo Helena Aires
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: de Freitas
authors.forename: Maria Fátima Bastos
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Nóbrega
authors.forename: Maria Veraci Oliveira
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Queiroz
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D009729:Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D011643:Publishing