A longitudinal study of student nurse anxiety and distress during transitions in learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This longitudinal study investigated anxiety, distress, and related symptoms experienced by undergraduate student nurses as they transitioned in March of 2020 to a virtual classroom due to the COVID-19 pandemic and in August of 2021 back to in-person learning. Qualtrics survey links were distributed at the end of the spring 2020 and fall 2021 semesters; survey response rates were 63% (n = 50) and 42% (n = 21), respectively. The 2020 cohort had a mean symptom rate of 4.

Transition in learning during COVID-19: Student nurse anxiety, stress, and resource support.

The purpose of this study was to explore anxiety and stress experienced by first-semester nursing students and identify sources of support during a transition from a face-to-face to an online learning platform during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic. This descriptive study used a web-based survey distributed to nursing students 2 months after the completion of their first semester. The survey questions were adapted from the Anxiety Symptoms Checklist and the College Student Stress Scale.

Nursing fundamentals - supporting clinical competency online during the COVID-19 pandemic.

During the Spring of 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many schools of nursing were challenged to change their educational delivery methods from a face-to-face to an online format. This article discusses educational strategies utilized to support clinical competency using an online format for a fundamentals of nursing clinical course. Discussions of regulatory considerations, faculty planning, and teaching pedagogy utilized during this transition are presented.