Conclusion: It was inferred that it is important for nurses to take care of and provide care for women victims of family violence in the Basic Health Units. Nurses have in their training the competence to plan a humanized and safe care, with the ability to build links and bonds with the user, thus allowing understand and identify women's violence as a public health problem, but there is a great need for investments in public health services and professional training to raise awareness and identification of women who suffer violence.