Abstract
Objective: To know the perception of nursing students about Health Services Waste Management (GRSS). Methods: Study of a descriptive qualitative approach, developed at a public university in northeastern Brazil. The Focus Group (FG) technique was used with seven students from the fourth period of the undergraduate nursing course. Results: In the theoretical context, teaching on GRSS was fragmented, lacking in depth and conceptual breadth. In the practical context, it was found that the experiences they take place, most of the time, in the hospital environment, requiring diverse practice scenarios. Conclusion: The study found that there are weaknesses in the process of training nurses regarding the GRSS theme. This fact is possibly associated with the course phase experienced by the researched students. Even so, it is up to the academy to foster and stimulate learning on the topic through innovative, contextualized, articulated and problematized teaching methodologies, which are capable of instructing students to cope with Health Services Residues (RSS) in a responsible manner. and conscious.