title: Perception of primary healthcare management nurses on the nursing process.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  this qualitative study aimed to analyze the perceptions of primary health care management nurses on the nursing process.
  
  
  METHODS
  data were collected through interviews and analyzed by the Content Analysis proposed by Bardin's theoretical framework.
  
  
  RESULTS
  managers recognize the importance of the nursing process, although its implementation was not a priority at the time of the interviews. A conceptual difficulty and a lack of understanding that the implementation of the care methodology should be a cross-departmental action in the local healthcare management were clearly observed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  managers should have their perspectives broadened concerning the relevance of the nursing process and the professional training. The active participation of legislative nursing bodies, local healthcare management and the federal government may open the way for the effective implementation of the nursing process.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Residência Multiprofissional em Atenção Básica/Saúde da Família, Universidade Federal de São João Del Rei, Divinópolis, MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: Ieda Aparecida
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Diniz
authors.affiliation: Curso de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de São João Del Rei, Divinópolis, MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: Ricardo Bezerra
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Cavalcante
authors.affiliation: Curso de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de São João Del Rei, Divinópolis, MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: Alba
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Otoni
authors.affiliation: Curso de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de São João Del Rei, Divinópolis, MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: Luciana Regina Ferreira
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: da Mata
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D009732:Nursing Care; D009736:Nursing Process; D059017:Primary Care Nursing