Social Representation, Stereotypes and Social Identity Pertaining to Nursing Through Children's Drawings: A Qualitative Study.

The aim of this study is to explore children's depictions of nursing professionals, identifying shared and differential visual and symbolic elements as a function of gender, the period during which the drawing was made (pre-/postpandemic) and whether or not one has a relative who works in the same profession. Drawing circumnavigates the limits imposed by literacy and gives a voice to children who are able to express their personal feelings and subconscious through the drawn object. Theories of social representations and identity strive to explore the way in which children perceive and value the role of nurses in society.