Objective: To describe the nursing professional's experiences with patients in the process of agony, in the Internal Medicine services of men and women at the Las Mercedes Teaching Hospital. Method: Qualitative study, with a case study approach. Eight nurses participated with informed consent, the sample was non-pyrobalistic and was determined by the saturation and redundancy technique. In the data collection, the semi-structured interview validated by expert judgment was used and in the data process, content analysis was used, the atopic principles and scientific rigor supported the investigation. Main results: Three categories emerged; emotions and shocking experiences during the patient's agony stage; patient care in the agony process and formative recommendations for patient coping in the agony process. Overall conclusion: When nursing professionals provide care to agony patients, th...