2019-02-042019-02-042019-02-042017-06-13https://ri.ucsal.br/handle/prefix/740Home care (AD) is a new modality of health care, substitute or complementary to existing ones, characterized by a set of actions to promote health, prevention and treatment of diseases and rehabilitation provided at home, with a guarantee of continuity And integrated into health care networks. Objective: To know the importance and function of the nurse in home care. Method: This is a review of the literature, through the survey of published research between 2007 and 2016, with free and complete text availability. We included studies in Spanish, English and Portuguese, delimiting date of publication in the electronic databases VHL, LILACS and SCIELO. The results obtained were transcribed and presented in descriptive form, and organized in tabular form. In this sense, he observed that the nurse in the home, has diversity and complexity and plays a fundamental role in the health of the patient in the practice of the home exercise. Final considerations: The study allowed to conclude that the role and importance of the nurse in the domicile are fundamental in the AD, in which these professionals manage to develop a significant work through the educational practices in health in the home environment. It is evident the increase of the resolution and the integrality of the care, besides the bond between patient / family and caregiver.Acesso AbertoAssistência domiciliarTratamento domiciliarHospitalizaçãoVisita domiciliarHome careHome treatmentHospitalizationHome visitTrabalho de Conclusão de CursoCiências da SaúdeEnfermagem