Abstract
Objective: To identify nursing diagnoses in the face of the main pathologies observed in an urgency and emergency sector, between the years 2017 to 2018, as well as the importance of using SAE as the main instrument of the nurse to the patient attended in the Urgency and Emergency. Methods: This is an exploratory qualitative, descriptive retrospective study with documentary investigation of the care provided and after the elaboration of a table with the main nursing diagnoses in the face of acquired pathologies. Results: Data were provided by the Informatics Department of the Unified Health System (DATASUS), available on TABNET, selecting the main pathologies that were attended to in the urgency and emergency sector, and defining the main nursing diagnoses using NANDA 2018-2020 as a guide for selecting diagnoses and interventions. Conclusion: 51 nursing diagnoses were obtained in total, the most prevalent were: Risk of impaired skin integrity and risk of electrolyte imbalance corresponding to 5.88%, respectively, representing a total of 11.76%.