Background: Globally, more than 700,000 people die by suicide every year. Patients who have committed self-harm with suicidal intent may end up insomatic health care. Nurses have a responsibility when it comes to caring for patients and their well-being. Thus, it is important that nurses possess the knowledge required to be able to identify risk factors for suicide and provide suicidal patients with good nursing care. Purpose: The purpose of this literature study was to investigate the nurse's experiences when caring for suicidal patients within somatic health care. Method: A literature study was carried out with a qualitative approach. Databases Cinahl and PubMed were used to identify qualitative studies that answered the purpose of the study, were peer-reviewed and published from 2012 onwards. Ten studies were quality reviewed and then underwent an inductive content analysis. Results: The literature study presents three main categories with accompanying subcategories. The three main categories are The role of knowledge in dealing with suicidal patients, Limitations in the nurse's work role and Lack of empathy. Conclusion: The nurse experienced certain environment-related limitations when dealing with suicidal patients within somatic healthcare. There were also knowledge gaps that affected the care of suicidal patients.