[The attitude of nurses face the autonomy of the terminal ill patient]

This research attends an study with qualitative approach. Its aim were to analyze the nursing concept of autonomy of terminal patients, their attitude face an autonomy of terminal patient demostration and what is the nurse perspective in the presence of autonomy while has being structure in Brazil. This study was fulfilled in palliative care unit of Hospital of Clinics of Uberlandia. For nurses to perceive autonomy as na ethic beginninig of the existence, is a way to change the knowledge, which turns clear the necessity of exchanges in schools to help the services conduct the health team, their problems, their conflicts when patient's autonomy does not agree with values believed by the health team.