The work investigated as nurses assistenciais of an Unit of Intensive Therapy use her time during execution of their activities and which strategies use for you accomplish them. It is a study exploratory, descriptive, accomplished in a public institution in the city of Fortaleza/CE. THE research happened from February to April of 2004. The used instruments were an interview and a check list. The data were presented in illustrations. The speeches were read, interpreted tends referencial theoretical literatures about administration of the time. We noticed that the nurses don't take advantage her time appropriately, they tell be overloaded always and accomplishing bureaucratic tasks that they don't compete them. They delegate tasks to the auxiliaries, for us to develop their activities in the work day. However, it is necessary a personnel redimensionamento for improvement of the nursing attendance.
administration in nursing; administration of the time; work overload
