Managing the unexpected: Stressors and solutions for challenges experienced by RN-BSN students during an unprecedented global pandemic.

Background: The year 2020 brought the world the Coronavirus and the resulting pandemic. A large contingent of registered nurses (RNs), working as essential workers, were also attending classes in online accelerated programs (OAPs) to earn their BSN degree. Attending school as a working RN, can be stressful.