Introduction:

Research is an essential component of the educational process for students in the Nursing specialty; the objective of this study was to learn about nursing students' attitudes towards qualitative research.

Material and methods:

Qualitative narrative and reflection through the focus group technique with four students from different semesters of the nursing program.

Results:

The students who participated in the focus group showed a certain number of experiences and their attitudes reflect fear, anxiety and fear in the execution and appropriation of knowledge regarding qualitative research. They are also aware that it is an indispensable methodology in their training as nurses.

Discussion:

in the field of health research, qualitative research represents all forms of health research. an epistemological revolution, an approach to the subjective built around reflections on metaphors related to health, illness, life, death, generating opportunities for the development of new epistemological visions based on the multifaceted confluence. Nursing students must maintain a positive attitude towards the methodological rigor demanded by the qualitative route, since as future health care providers they must acquire solid knowledge in this field.