This is an Integrative Literature Review in the databases Virtual Health Library (VHL), Latin American and Caribbean Literature on Health Sciences (LILACS), Nursing Database (BDENF) and in the journal directory Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO). Full articles were sought; published in the period between 2011 and 2017. The sample was composed of 11 articles. The performance of the Nursing Audit 2 makes it possible to identify problems and guide the team on the appropriate record of actions, being this used for ethical and legal support. However, it is possible to observe that, frequently, failures are detected in the audits due to insufficiency or inexistence of fundamental data for the clarification of the actions performed by the nursing professionals in the medical records. In this sense, it is evident the need to promote the awareness of nurses to perform complete and continuous records. Because the results reflect the lack of commitment and little appreciation of the nursing team with nursing records.
