Distance Education and Professional Perspectives of Nursing Students with the COVID-19 Pandemic

Year 2023, , 250 - 256, 10.05.2023

Yasemin Şara , Ebru Bekmezci

https://doi.org/10.33631/sabd.1133773

Abstract

Aim: The implementation of nursing education with a distance education model and the aggravation of the working conditions in the clinic may affect the professional point of view of student nurses during COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, this study was conducted with a qualitative research design to investigate the reflections of COVID-19 on the distance education and professional perspective of undergraduate senior nursing students.
Material and Methods: This research was conducted with a qualitative research design based on the phenomenological approach. The sample size was determined according to data saturation, and data were collected from 20 nursing senior-level undergraduate students. The research data were collected using the Semi-Structured Qualitative Data Form prepared by the researchers. Researchers used the Colaizzi method in data analysis. The data regarding the interviews were transcribed by both researchers separately MAXQDA 11.0 qualitative data analysis software was used, and the codes, themes, and categories were determined.
Results: The themes determined from the reflections of the senior level undergraduate nursing students on distance education and professional perspectives are [1] emotional states, [2] educational life, [3] occupational readiness, and [4] opinions about the nursing profession.
Conclusion: Our study provides a deep insight into the professional perceptions, feelings, opinions, distance education experiences, and professional perspectives of distance education nursing students who will graduate during the COVID-19 pandemic. The data obtained in the present study will help nursing students identify the areas of need related to professional readiness and the difficulties in their education.

Keywords

COVID-19, Distance Education, Nursing Students.

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COVID-19 Pandemisinde Hemşirelik Son Sınıf Lisans Öğrencilerinin Uzaktan Eğitim ve Mesleki Bakış Açıları

Abstract

Amaç: COVID-19 pandemisi sürecinde hemşirelik eğitiminin uzaktan eğitim modeli ile uygulanması ve klinikte çalışma koşullarının ağırlaşması öğrenci hemşirelerin mesleki bakış açısını etkileyebilmektedir. Bu nedenle bu çalışma, COVID-19'un hemşirelik son sınıf lisans öğrencilerinin uzaktan eğitim ve profesyonel bakış açısına yansımalarını araştırmak amacıyla nitel araştırma tasarımı ile yapılmıştır.
Gereç ve Yöntemler: Bu araştırma, fenomenolojik yaklaşımı temel alan nitel bir araştırma deseni ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Veri doygunluğuna göre örneklem büyüklüğü belirlenmiş ve 20 hemşirelik son sınıf lisans öğrencisinden veri toplanmıştır. Araştırma verileri, araştırmacılar tarafından hazırlanan Yarı Yapılandırılmış Nitel Veri Formu kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Araştırmacılar veri analizinde Colaizzi methodunu kullanmışlardır. Görüşmelere ilişkin veriler her iki araştırmacı tarafından ayrı ayrı deşifre edilerek MAXQDA 11.0 nitel veri analiz yazılımı kullanılarak kodlar, temalar ve kategoriler belirlenmiştir.
Bulgular: Hemşirelik Son Sınıf Lisans Öğrencilerinin Uzaktan Eğitim ve Mesleki Bakış Açılarına yansımalarından belirlenen temalar [1] duygu durumları, [2] eğitim hayatı, [3] mesleğe hazır bulunuşluk ve [4] hemşirelik mesleğine ilişkin görüşlerdir.
Sonuç: Çalışmamız, COVID-19 pandemisi sürecinde mezun olacak hemşirelik son sınıf öğrencilerinin mesleki algıları, duyguları, görüşleri, uzaktan eğitim deneyimleri ve mesleki bakış açıları hakkında derin bir fikir vermektedir. Bu çalışmada elde edilen veriler ışığında, hemşirelik öğrencilerinin mesleki hazır bulunuşlukla ilgili ihtiyaç duydukları alanları ve eğitimlerindeki zorlukları belirlemelerine yardımcı olacağı düşünülmektedir.

Keywords

COVID-19, Uzaktan Eğitim, Hemşirelik Öğrencileri.

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