Study based on convergent methodology care, aiming to identify nursing diagnoses in patients with cerebral vascular accident in the intensive care unit. Data were collected by physical examination and medical records of 10 patients, and discussed after each data collection by the group of convergence to determine the nursing diagnoses. A total of 11 nursing diagnoses have been determined according to the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association: ineffective peripheral tissue infusion, ineffective tissue perfusion: cerebral, impaired physical mobility, impaired verbal communication, impaired swallowing, decreased cardiac output, impaired gas exchange, constipation, risk of aspiration, risk for infection, risk of unstable blood glucose.