Professional Identity of Nurse Manager in the Light of the Structural Dialectic Care Model

Identidad profesional del enfermero gestor a la luz del Modelo Estructural Dialectico de los Cuidados Identidade profissional do enfermeiro gestor a luz do Modelo Estrutural Dialetico dos Cuidados Objectives: To identify in the scientific literature the identity-related configurations inherent to the nurse’s managerial practices of a professional that works in a hospital setting, and to analyze them in the light of the Structural Dialectic Care Model (SDCM). Materials and method: The article concerns about a qualitative research where an integrative review was made enabling the selection of 15 articles, analyzed in light of the SDCM. Results: From the 15 selected articles, three thematic axes were established: Leadership, care and conflicts. Conclusions: It was concluded that the SDCM has made it possible to discover the nurse’s identity models as a managerial agent in the diverse pluralities articulated to the identity-related processes of such professional. To reference this article / Para citar este articulo / Para citar este artigo da Silva TA ,  Solano MdC ,  Siles J ,  de Freitas GF . Professional Identity of Nurse Manager in the Light of the Structural Dialectic Care Model. Aquichan 2019; 19(3): e1935. DOI:  https://doi.org/10.5294/aqui.2019.19.3.5 Received: 05/02/2019 Accepted: 12/06/2019