Students archetypes: the nursing professors' viewpoint

Objective: The study's purpose has been to recognize, under the educators' perception, which students' attitudes contribute to the nursing education. Methods: It is a descriptive-exploratory study with a qualitative approach. The search results come from interviews with 46 professors inserted in two public universities, one private university, and one private higher education institution. Results: The data show that professors consider as proactive students' attitudes, the commitment to training; critical and reflective education; the construction of knowledge and the commitment to ethics and social responsibility. Conclusion: Considering the professors' viewpoint, this study shows that the effective participation of academics and also their commitment towards education process are important strategies for qualification of the teaching-learning process and nursing education.