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Introduction: resilience helps an individual adapt and grow during difficult moments. It is an essential aspect of ensuring the quality of care. Context: nursing schools need to cultivate resilience among their students. Despite the growing popularity of the benefits of being resilient, few studies or teaching strategies exist in the literature in the nursing field. Objective: this article describes the implementation of a new learning initiative with a group of Canadian nursing students enrolled in a care and chronicity course. Method: the four-part project sought to increase students’ knowledge about resilience and apply this knowledge during an interview with a person experiencing or having experienced a difficult situation. An electronic survey completed by forty-two students helped to evaluate the project’s objectives. Results: three-quarters of the students stated that their knowledge about resilience had increased, and two thirds stated that the project would influence their future interactions with care receivers. Discussion: several recommendations are put forward to help enhance the learning initiative and expand it throughout the program and beyond, by introducing it into other health-related programs offered by the faculty.