Abstract
Objective: To describe different types of occupational violence experienced by a nursing team in the southern region of Brazil. Methods: This is a qualitative, descriptive and exploratory research, carried out with professionals from an Emergency Care Unit, in the period from March 2019 to January 2020, through semi-structured interviews, submitted to Bardin's content analysis. Results: These were divided into 3 categories: "experienced violence", "factors that contribute to the perpetuation of violence" and, "the triviality of violence in the daily lives of nursing professionals", in which it was verified that nursing professionals are suffering violence routinely, either by exposure to aggression, either by negligence of health authorities and managers. Conclusion: Considering that violence at work is a reality that has been growing significantly worldwide, being a public health problem, the study showed that this theme needs to be researched for the implementation of coping strategies in favor of these health professionals.