This study aimed to identify the active methodologies used in undergraduate nursing courses in Brazil. This is a narrative review of the literature. Whose survey of scientific articles was carried out from the electronic search in the Virtual Health Library (VHL), published between 2010 and 2020. A total of 9 scientific articles for the research was obtained after applying the inclusion criteria. According to the result found, it can be observed that the playful methodology was the one that was most repeated among the active methodologies used by the professors of the nursing course, as well as other active methodologies were also found specifically: methodology of problematization, methodology using technologies digital, dialogic methodology, portfolios, case study and clinical case. The result of this study made it possible to identify the plurality of active methodologies used by professors in the nursing course. This study also makes it possible to encourage teachers to practice active methodologies in teaching, making it possible to favor the learning process and the recognition of the teacher as a transforming agent through education.
