Objective:to understand the meaning of the university management performed by nurses
managers of the nursing undergraduate course of a public university. Method:this is a qualitative research, based on the grounded theory. Data collection took
place between May and September 2016, with open interviews, in the scenario of a
federal public university. The technique of constant comparative analysis of the
data was followed, obtaining a theoretical sample with 19 nurses, in two sample
groups. Results:there were three categories emerged that shaped the phenomenon: Articulating
complex collectives through university management for the qualified training of
new nurses. The categories included: a) conditions, defined by perceiving the
commitment to the collective, previous experiences, and training for health
management, as motivations to be a teacher manager; b) actions/interactions,
delimited by Knowing and recognizing, in practice, the university management
process, limits and possibilities in the coordination of complex collective
subjects; and, c) consequences, such as Improving teaching work and taking
responsibility for university education. Conclusion:the nurses teaching managers to explain university management as a set of
individual and collective actions that, articulated in a complex social
environment, promote conditions for the training of critical and reflexive nurses
with the demands of society.