ABSTRACT
1) Purpose: The purpose of this study was to clarify the effect of the guidance, which was carried out for the promotion of professional identity formation immediately before the practice, to the nursing students' professional identity, self-confidence and concerns about appraisal.<BR>2) Method: 67 third-year students in a nursing professional school were guided immediately before the practice using 2 hours of lecture and 3 hours of exercises. All the contents of the lecture and exercises were prepared by us. The questionnaire survey was used before and after the guidance.<BR>3) Results: The guidance immediately before the practice had an effect to increase self-confidence and professional identity of the students, and to reduce concerns about appraisal.