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Background: Domestic violence occurs in many forms and is a public health problem all over the world. Many women described the importance of how they are received by nurses when they seek medical care for the violence. Trust, empathy and a feeling of safety were things women described as mostly valuable. Feelings of not being listened to or even trusted were on top of the list of negative experiences. Aim: The aim was to highlight nurses’ experiences of meeting women exposed to domestic violence. Method: A litterature review was implemented, which included analysis of 12 scientific articles, whence seven qualitative, four quantitative and one mixed method. Results: Nurses mentioned difficulties understanding the women due to cultural- and linguistical differences. Enabling factors to get women to talk about the violence were feelings of trust and safety, as well as routine screening. Conclusion: Encouraging victims of domestic violence to talk about their experience, requires trust and safety. Cultural- and linguistical differences constitutes the main obstacles to achieve this. Appreciation of the women’s situation, as well as the culture they come from, needs to improve and this requires further education.