Acceptance of and hesitancy about COVID-19 vaccination among nursing students in clinical practice.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although vaccination of nursing students in clinical practice is important due to the possibility of COVID-19 infection and subsequent transmission to patients, some nursing students are hesitant to get vaccinated. Thus, it is necessary to identify the actual intentions and motivations of nursing students who have been vaccinated for COVID-19, even if their decisions were driven by clinical practice policy. The purpose of this study was to understand the nature of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among vaccinated nursing students in clinical practice and to examine their reasons for getting vaccinated despite such hesitancy.

Method

A cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted at two tertiary hospitals in South Korea from November 20, 2021, to December 17, 2021. Th

SUBMITTER: Kim S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10370686 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature