Objective: Assessment of the nursing workload in ICU by TISS - 28 at Trung Vuong emergency Hospital from March 2011 to June 2011.Methods Cross-sectional study design. Results 202 patients involved in our study in the ICU of Trung vuong Hospital, the average of age group is 66 ages, the mortality rate 47%, the proportion of female group is higher than male (52% versus 48%) female.