“…One of the transformations occurred throughout the trajectory of the ABEn is its different designation over the course of 85 years: Associação Nacional de Enfermeiras Diplomadas (National Association of Graduate Nurses; ANED, 1926ANED, -1944, Associação Brasileira de Enfermeiras Diplomadas (Brazilian Association of Graduate Nurses; ABED, 1944ABED, -1954, and Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem (Brazilian Nursing Association;ABEn, 1954 until today;Cabral & Almeida, 2013), which denotes the power of the political coordination of its leaders. This activity has defined a profile of nurse leaders capable of developing management with a spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship (Mendes & Marziale, 2003), a strong political position, knowledge, and the ability to deal with contentious and controversial issues (Furukawa, 2009), as well as a concern to come together, through the participation in class entities, to face the challenges of the nursing profession. The exercise of nursing leadership is begins with an understanding that leading means keeping the team members united through dialogue (Sousa & Barroso, 2009), in the quest for accomplishing professional goals.…”