Abstract
A descriptive exploratory study was aimed at, using field research as a source of information, a qualitative approach on the stressors of nurses working in adult emergencies and the capture of different experiences related to the topic. The research scenario will be a general hospital in the Baixada Fluminense that performs urgent and emergency care. The subjects will be nurses and the sample selection will be by spontaneous demand during the workday, individually, where the research objectives will be clarified. The script will be answered at your home, along with the semi-structured questionnaire. After reading the reports, the themes identified for the construction of the results and the elaboration of the analysis categories will be described.