Abrupt Transition to Remote Learning in Nursing Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

Background: This scoping review aimed to identify the issues faced by nursing students, including those in undergraduate and graduate programs, during the emergency academic learning transition from face-to-face to remote learning at the outset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Method: Five electronic databases were searched for eligible studies, published between January 2020 and May 2023. Studies that focused on remote learning among nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic were eligible for inclusion. Subsequently, the data were extracted and thematically synthesized. Results: After searching and reviewing the literature, 34 primary and empirical studies were identified. The data synthesis identified six themes, including four weaknesses and two strengths. Conclusion: This review demonstrated that nursing students have endeavored to overcome the situation amid the sudden transition in educational modalities and remained committed to their academic progress. We recommend that a new paradigm of nursing education should be prepared for nursing students and faculties. [ J Nurs Educ . 2023;62(X):XXX–XXX.]

Nursing faculty experiences with emergent remote teaching transitions during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative systematic review

“…These results are congruent with the ndings of previous studies that reviewed nursing students' perspectives on learning during the pandemic. According to a scoping review by Joo [5], nursing students also worried about their academic progress during the pandemic. Likewise, learning about these basic and essential skills, such as hands-on experience and communication, was lacking among nursing students enrolled during the pandemic [16,22].…”

“…They had to switch tasks, such as examinations, group assignments, or communication methods, between students and other instructors [16,18]. The experiences of nursing faculty members, nursing students, and nurses who abruptly faced the pandemic might be common to all nursing-related people [5,9].…”

“…The last theme, opportunities for the improvement of nursing education programs, was highlighted in all included studies. Several other studies have reported that the pandemic was devastating to nursing education, causing people to worry about academic progress and being nurses who graduated from a nursing program [5]. This could lead to new opportunities and possibilities to research remote teaching services for future learning pedagogy beyond traditional learning methodologies [5,19] and professional advancement for nursing faculty members.…”

“…Several other studies have reported that the pandemic was devastating to nursing education, causing people to worry about academic progress and being nurses who graduated from a nursing program [5]. This could lead to new opportunities and possibilities to research remote teaching services for future learning pedagogy beyond traditional learning methodologies [5,19] and professional advancement for nursing faculty members. It is time to reassess traditional approaches to nursing education and evaluate the effectiveness of courses to determine the helpful elements for novice nurses [18,27].…”

“…Since the announcement of lockdowns in the spring of 2020, higher education institutions, such as universities and colleges, have closed their campuses [5].…”