Exploratory descriptive study, of qualitative approach, which had as objective to describe the occupational risks in the context of the workers of the nursing staff in a unit of hemodialysis, to analyze the knowledge of the worker of the nursing staff concerning the measures of protection and security in a unit of hemodialysis and to argue the knowledge of the worker of the nursing staff about the occupational risks and the implications for the health of the worker. The scenery was a University Hospital of the city of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). The citizens had been 26 workers of the nursing staff of the hemodialysis' sector. Half-structuralized interview was used. The project was approved by the Ethic Committee. Results: the workers withhold the knowledge about occupational risks and the measures of protection and security, although not always apply them in their professional practice. The respiratory problems were cited as the main implications to the health, of spine and the contagious diseases.
Occupational Health; Occupational Risks; Nursing; Renal Dialysis