Perception of care from the perspective of nursing students: A study using photovoice, storytelling and poetry

•Photovoice, storytelling and poetry help students express their perceptions of nursing care.•Students identify humanised care through reflective thinking.•The proactive consolidation of structural concepts fosters the nursing identity.•Working on theoretical concepts with active methodologies reduces the theory-practice gap.•Working on the concept of care actively empowers students in the development of their discipline.