Glad I Chose Nursing as a Career: Promoting the Nursing Profession

It is paramount to promote a positive perception of nursing as a career. Nursing is a profession with academic standards where nurses of all genders can aspire to be independent health care providers, providing quality care and improving patient outcomes. To accomplish this, it is important to develop one’s sense of professional identity beginning in the early stages of nursing education. This presentation will explore the implementation of active learning strategies in the nursing curriculum to promote a positive perception of nursing as a career and develop professional identity.