Objective: to promote discussion on nursing care during death process/dying; to analysis on scientific and technical knowledge applicability during death process/dying. The subject of study in this research is nursing care during death process/dying. We define as research problem: how is it nursing care during death process/dying?. Methodology: descriptive and exploratory research, bibliography with qualitative focus, made in Virtual Health Library in Lilacs, SciELo and Bdenf. We made reading with selection purpose and focused on theme analysis from what categories brought about. Professional practice on death process/dying - understanding and meanings, and professional courses focusing death process/dying. Results: practice has shown nurses frustation while death process/to die is envolved, having said that their care faces healing/recovering; and they realized that Tanatology study is required during University course. Conclusion: we can’t allow that having to face death should be frustating for nursing professionals. Descriptors: death; nurse care; attitude.
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