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OBJECTIVES to assess the knowledge and practices that stimulate social entrepreneurship in the professional training of Nursing students. METHODS qualitative exploratory-descriptive study carried out with 44 Nursing students from a University in the South Region of Brazil. Data were collected between May and August 2021, through individual online interviews. The participants were students of nursing course in the 6th semester or above, who had previously participated in teaching, research, or university outreach activities on entrepreneurship. RESULTS the data was organized and analyzed according to the thematic analysis technique and resulted in three thematic categories: Meanings of social entrepreneurship, Factors that sparked social entrepreneurship, and Recognizing oneself as an entrepreneurial nurse. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS the knowledge and practices that stimulate social entrepreneurship in the professional training of Nursing students are associated with teaching, research and university outreach activities that allow concrete experiences in the living and dynamic world of communities.