Background: Digital citizenship plays an important role in strengthening nursing students’ intellectual
security by promoting safe, ethical, and responsible engagement in digital environments. It also fosters critical
thinking and increases awareness of potential online risks. Aim of the study: To assess the relation between
digital citizenship and intellectual security as perceived by nursing students. Research design: A descriptive
correlational research design was utilized to achieve the aim of the study. Study setting: The study was conducted
at the Faculty of Nursing, Benha University. Subjects: A stratified random sample of 1,130 nursing students was
selected from a total population of 3,879 students enrolled across the four academic levels during the academic
year 2025/2026 in the above mentioned setting. Tools of data collection: Two tools were used: (I) Digital
citizenship questionnaire, and (II) Intellectual security questionnaire. Results: The majority (85.8%) of nursing
students perceived a high level of total digital citizenship, whereas only 0.5% perceived a low level. Similarly,
the majority (86.9%) of nursing students perceived a high level of total intellectual security, while only 0.6%
perceived a low level. Conclusion: There was a highly statistically significant positive correlation between total
digital citizenship and total intellectual security as perceived by nursing students. Recommendation: Nursing
educators explicitly integrate the interrelationship between digital citizenship and intellectual security into
nursing informatics courses, emphasizing the role of responsible online behavior in promoting and maintaining
intellectual security among nursing students