Results
Nurse managers and their practice
The nurses who participated in the study were older than 30 years, had been graduated for between seven and 36 years and had occupied the management function for between six and 30 years. All of them continued their formal qualification after graduating, through a specialization or Master’s program. Except for two, the remainder specifically qualified for the function while already working as a nurse manager. Eight out of 13 interviewed nurses were or have been a nurse manager for more than 70% of their graduation time, while one was already serving as a manager even before graduating.