A teaching role practicum during the COVID-19 for final year nursing students in Spain: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, suspension of face-to-face learning and clinical placements for nursing students in Spain led us to expand and adapt clinical training to a teaching role. Final-year nursing students conducted an online clinical training focused on developing their health education competence.

Purpose

The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of final-year nursing students who completed their clinical training in a teaching role practicum during the pandemic outbreak (March-June 2020).

Method

A qualitative content analysis of reflective journals from eighteen final-year nursing students was conducted.

Findings

Three themes were revealed: 1) An array of emotions due to not being able to complete their final clinical placement a

SUBMITTER: Martin-Delgado L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9180557 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature