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OBJECTIVE to emphasize university educational management actions and their articulation to develop clinical practice in nursing training, designed by its faculty. METHODS a single-case study with qualitative approach. The sources were composed of documentary research, focused interview with key informant and direct non-participant observation. Data were organized with the help of NVivo®10. Analysis followed the explanation construction technique from the perspective of complex thinking. RESULTS three categories emerged: Characterization of university educational management actions; Articulation of university educational management with clinical practice and its repercussion; and Spaces to develop university educational management and clinical practice. Final considerations: university educational management actions are associated with the work of professors, supporting teaching, research, and extension in order to improve clinical knowledge in the general nursing training.