Background:

the study of diseases must integrate perspectives and include variables related to health professionals. The emergence of new diseases such as COVID-19 has generated a group of research aimed at professionals and students immersed in its prevention and control.

Objective:

to characterize the attitudes of nursing students linked to active screening in cases of COVID-19.

Methods:

a descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out at Camagüey Medical University from March to May 2021, with a combination of qualitative methodologies. Theoretical methods were applied to support the research and empirical methods, such as direct external observation, semi-structured interviews and composition, to a sample of 30 undergraduate Nursing students.

Results:

the attitudes were characterized by having a direction that did not indicate open rejection, but the difficulty of addressing the issue of the possibility of contagion itself was perceived in 49.30%. There was 62.10% of internal inconsistency in attitudes, as an antagonistic relationship was found among its components.

Conclusions:

the linking of Nursing students to clinical and community settings allowed the identification of characteristics in their components, consistency or functions that imply exposure to risk situations or limit performance; it is essential to modify them in order to guarantee sustainability actions and professional training.

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