Utilização Das Tecnologias Pelos Enfermeiros Gestores No Processo De Gestão

Background: Information and communication technologies (ICTs) offer a myriad of tools in the area of health care.Nurse managers are expected to manage the available resources efficiently using ICTs.Objective: To identify the technological profile of nurse managers.Methodology: This is an exploratory, descriptive, quantitative study with a sample of 74 nurse managers who completed a questionnaire on using ICTs in management.Data were treated using statistical and descriptive analysis.Results: The nurse managers were over 51 years old, with more than 28 years of professional experience and more than 11 years in management.Their knowledge of informatics was acquired through self-learning.The best-known and most used ICTs for nurse managers were email and video conferencing.Conclusion: This study allowed understanding nurse managers' technological profiles and identifying the technologies that can be used to improve management processes and care delivery.