Nursing students experience during the covid-19 pandemic: a qualitative research

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dc.coverageDOI: 10.17533/udea.iee.v40n2e13
dc.creatorFarfán-Zúñiga, Ximena
dc.creatorJaman-Mewes, Paula
dc.creatorZimmermann-Vildoso, Melissa
dc.creatorCampos-Lobos, Claudia
dc.date2022
dc.date.accessioned05-01-2026 18:04
dc.date.available05-01-2026 18:04
dc.description<p>Objective. To describe the professional practice experiences of fifth year nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods. Qualitative research design with content analysis. Participant sampling was purposive. 13 fifth-year nursing students participated. All of them completed their professional clinical practice in public hospitals and private clinics who cared for COVID-19 patients in Chile. The data were obtained through guided online written self-reflections. Results. Three main themes were inductively identified: (1) Facing with a very difficult and stressful situation, due to the permanent use of personal protection elements, multiple emotions, and physical fatigue, as well as facing ethicalclinical dilemmas in daily tasks; (2) Recognising different coping styles in difficult moments, highlighting contact with significant people and combination form of support and harmful ways of coping with stress; and (3) Experiences disciplinary learning and personal growth, such as: nursing care management, interpersonal skills in times of crisis and having contributed to the country in this adverse context. Conclusion.</p>eng
dc.descriptionObjective. To describe the professional practice experiences of fifth year nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods. Qualitative research design with content analysis. Participant sampling was purposive. 13 fifth-year nursing students participated. All of them completed their professional clinical practice in public hospitals and private clinics who cared for COVID-19 patients in Chile. The data were obtained through guided online written self-reflections. Results. Three main themes were inductively identified: (1) Facing with a very difficult and stressful situation, due to the permanent use of personal protection elements, multiple emotions, and physical fatigue, as well as facing ethicalclinical dilemmas in daily tasks; (2) Recognising different coping styles in difficult moments, highlighting contact with significant people and combination form of support and harmful ways of coping with stress; and (3) Experiences disciplinary learning and personal growth, such as: nursing care management, interpersonal skills in times of crisis and having contributed to the country in this adverse context. Conclusion. The clinical experience of the students in times of COVID-19, was an opportunity to learn how to perform nursing care in times of crisis, humanize care and support health teams in some of the country’s hospitalsspa
dc.identifierhttps://investigadores.uandes.cl/en/publications/3f6c2852-7525-4e97-accc-925655c74c29
dc.languageeng
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.sourcevol.40 (2022) nr.2
dc.subjectCovid-19
dc.subjectNursing
dc.subjectNursing care
dc.subjectPandemics
dc.subjectQualitative research
dc.subjectStudents
dc.titleNursing students experience during the covid-19 pandemic: a qualitative researcheng
dc.titleNursing students experience during the covid-19 pandemic: a qualitative research: a qualitative researcheng
dc.titleExperiencia de los estudiantes de enfermería durante la pandemia de covid-19: una investigación cualitativaspa
dc.typeArticleeng
dc.typeArtículospa
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