Letters from the pandemic: Nursing student narratives of change, challenges and thriving at the outset of COVID-19.

Aim: The aim of this study is to explore the experience of third year baccalaureate nursing students during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design: Research design is a narrative analysis of archived letters written by nursing students in Spring 2020.

Methods: Letters and other media were written between 1 April and 20 May 2020.