Rodríguez González, RaquelMartínez Santos, Alba ElenaVicho de la Fuente, NoeliaLópez-Pérez, María-ElenaFernández de la Iglesia, Josefa del Carmen2023-11-102023-11-102023-06-23Journal of Professional Nursing 48 (2023) 77-838755-7223http://hdl.handle.net/10347/31254Background Burnout and engagement in health students surpass work life. Although levels of burnout in Nursing students are high, academic engagement is an understudied topic in Nursing, which has shown benefits. The aims were to know the level of engagement of Nursing students and to identify factors that prompt higher levels of engagement. Methods An exploratory study was conducted during 2019 in three Universities in Spain. The UWES-S-17 questionnaire was used. Results The sample consisted of 808 Nursing students. An average level of engagement was found. Engagement differed significantly by gender and age, with females and older students showing greater attitudes. Participants in the second year showed lower scores in the willingness to dedicate effort and persistence than those in the first and third year (p < 0.05). Conclusions The identification of the level of engagement and factors involved are an opportunity to probe into this approach by reinforcing positive attitudes in Nursing students. These findings show the need to seek strategies through specific educational interventions and policies. Engagement should be upheld throughout the degree and once they enter the job market to ensure the well-being during academic and future work life, a high-quality nursing care and patient safetyeng© 2023 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. This article is available under the Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-ND license and permits non-commercial use of the work as published, without adaptation or alteration provided the work is fully attributedAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacionalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Students, nursingWork engagementNursing careBurnout, psychologicaljournal article10.1016/j.profnurs.2023.06.003open access