[Postgraduate nursing education in Brazil--the current situation]

This article describes the actual situation of post-graduate programs in nursing in Brazil based on data for the biennium 90/91, from the Coordination of Post-Graduate Programs (CAPES) regarding: the faculty, curricular structure, organization of research, scientific production by the faculty, scientific production by the students, mean time for receipt of degree, and student flux. A global evaluation of post-graduate programs in nursing throughout their 20 years of existence is presented.