Perceptions of senior nursing students on how the COVID-19 pandemic influenced their clinical practice in the Northwest Province, South Africa: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore and describe senior nursing students' perspectives on clinical practice during COVID-19 and provide the most up-to-date information on the quality of clinical experience for nursing students in relation to nursing practice, nursing education, and nursing research.

Design

The research design that was employed is a qualitative, explorative, descriptive in order to explore and describe nursing students' perceptions of clinical, training during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Setting

The study took place in a local university located in the Northwest province, South Africa.

Participants

The population consisted of 16 senior nursing students who had been exposed to clinical practice during the COVID-19 pandemic. There were 14 women and 2 men. Study inclu

SUBMITTER: Apolinario SFF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10773376 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature