Knowledge of the complex list of skills found in the articles in this review bibliography is only part of the construction of knowledge. The mapping process highlighted the challenges to develop skills management. The reading of the texts revealed that the authors' perception competences are plural and it is difficult to concentrate the various versions found. So, one can infer that although there are concordances between researchers, there is still no consensus on the all the competencies of the nurse manager, that are indispensable to the current context of hospital services. More than describing competencies, debates and research need to point out directions for develop them in nurses. This knowledge base can be dealt as a study protocol and as a review of authentic literature. Primarily, there augments will be highlighted, Nurses' concept of nursing management, identify the nurses' understanding of the nursing management work process and check the importance attributed by nurses to the work of the nursing manager.