Abstract
Objective: To report the importance of forensic nursing knowledge insertion in emergency services and units. Methodology: This is an integrative literature review with a descriptive approach, using scientific bases from SciELO and VHL from 2013 to 2018, posted in full and in the Portuguese language of Brazil and Portugal. Results and Discussion: References were found that the high rates of violence led to the emergence of forensic nursing, associating the importance of its insertion in services and emergency units because they are the gateway to these types of care. The emergency nurse is almost always the first to provide assistance to those involved in crime cases and therefore needs to be educated to initiate forensic interventions. These professionals frequently attend to violence, but without having a notion of a protocol that will trace their action, requiring a conduct that demands a knowledge to act in these situations. Final considerations: Forensic Nursing has a diverse performance, is innovative and becomes fundamental with the increasing occurrence of violence in the current world. Therefore, it is essential to institute it in emergencies, with programs of professional specialization for the performance of their duties.