Objective:To describe the profile of health and occupational hazards of nursing students in the clinical stage.Methods:Cross-sectional study conducted in a Mexican university, intentional sample of 750 students, through self-administeredquestionnaire. Analysis by SPSS software, bivariate with a 95% confidence interval.Results:There was a predominance ofwomen (85%) average age of 22 years; 7.1% reported ailments such as gastrointestinal, respiratory, postural pain and stress;68.3% reported smoking; 25.4% ingest alcoholic beverages; 57.5% never does exercises. Only 22% have three meals a day.Occupational accidents: 39.7% had experienced them, and only 49.2% always use gloves.Conclusion:Students have harmfulhabits to health, although it is of legal drugs. There is a lack of physical activity, combined with low intake of basic meals. Theoccupational accidents occur in the stage, furthermore, the adhesion to the use of gloves needs to be stimulated.