Nursing education during a pandemic: Perspectives of students and faculty

Abstract

Purpose: Nurses working on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic have experienced a combination of physical, psychological, logistical, professional, and personal challenges. Those nurses enrolled in baccalaureate and graduate nursing degree programs were affected significantly in their ability to remain focused on meeting course expectations while contending with pandemic-induced challenges. Nursing faculty in a public state-based university school of nursing in upstate New York responded by developing initiatives to support students and foster their success.Results: Supported by unsolicited anecdotal reports, this article describes the experiences and perspectives of nurses in clinical roles working in a pandemic epicenter, while simultaneously completing nursing degree programs. Students were confronted by professional and personal stressors that challenged their ability to manage multiple responsibilities. Faculty supported students with intensive caring and communication, and by selective strategic policy and pedagogical adaptations, while adhering to and preserving program integrity and standards. These four distinct efforts supported student retention and success, and created opportunities for faculty dialogue, assessment, and reflection upon the nature of the changes and plans for future implementation. Self-care was identified as an important coping strategy for both students and faculty.Conclusions: Faculty believe the four-pronged approach enabled students to succeed in their programs of study and feel supported as individuals and professionals. Despite the continuing global health crisis, there have been numerous positive outcomes and lessons learned by both students and faculty while learning and teaching during the pandemic, with implications for future curricular and pedagogical approaches.

Nursing Students And Their Parents' Insight Towards Clinical Experience During Covid-19 Pandemic – A State-Wide Cross-Sectional Study

“…According to Levitt et al, teachers should provide intensive care and communication, correct teaching methods and reduce uncertainty through policies. 12 The findings of correlation of nursing students' perceptions on clinical experience during the COVID-19 pandemic suggest that there was no correlation within the variables of nursing students' perceptions except a strong negative correlation between knowledge of COVID -19 and interaction with health team members (p=0.048) as well as self-care in relation to Results showed significant gender differences in perceptions, particularly in supportive, professional-moral care, and professional-educational dimensions. Students with a mean score of 19-20 had higher overall scores.…”

Nursing Students’ Clinical Practice Experience during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study

“…Supports from family, friends, teachers, and instructors are significant for students' comfort [11]. According to Levitt, et al, teachers should provide intense caring https://oamjms.eu/index.php/mjms/index and communication, the proper teaching method, and reduce uncertainty through policy [15]. Support between friends is increasing compared to before the pandemic, although more through online chat platforms.…”

The Situation of Nursing Education in Turkey During the Coronavirus 19 Pandemic

“…In this context, concerns were raised about the realization of nursing practices with distance education during the pandemic in the world, and it was emphasized that there was a need for evidence showing that goals were achieved. [4][5][6][7][8][9][10] During the pandemic, in Turkey, the higher education institution (YOK) left the decision about whether students could be trained by taking protective measures on an appropriate date or by distance education for all programs with applied education, including nursing, to the universities. 2 The Turkish Nurses Association (THD) and Nursing Education Association (HEMED) announced their common opinions and suggestions to the public on September 10, 2020, in order to contribute to the quality education of nursing students.…”