[Role-playing in the teaching-learning process of the nursing degree. Assessment of graduate (profesionals)].

Objectives: To assess role-playing as a methodology in the teaching-learning process for the Nursing Degree. To identify the attitude of alumni (professionals) towards role-playing after entering the job market.

Introduction: One of the worst fears of students is facing real situations that they will have to face soon, when they become professionals.

[Intrepid: Second nursing cycle. First step, first desire in European Spain].

When we started to write this article for ROL the first question which confronted us was first step? Why? The beginning of second cycle studies in 1998 did not correspond to any European desire, but rather consolidated a real desire which Spanish Nursing had: attain the highest possible academic title through growth inside the nursing discipline itself, having as an objective to place nursing in equal conditions as the majority of titles in the Spanish university system. This meant it was necessary to carry out research and investigation inside one's own scientific field, develop future professionals, administrate under equal conditions, and specifically consolidate a way deserving of one who bears responsibility over health care.