This article presents a reflection on an educational experience developed by the Nursing Undergraduate Program at the Federal University of Santa Catarina during a supervised training period which focused on the use of autonomy, responsibility, competence, and commitment by undergraduate students to the nursing professional world. The pedagogic direction of this activity is an articulation between thought and action through the problematic approach to reality in an attempt to bring students closer to their professional roles.
Nursing education; freedom; professional practice; professional nurse's role