Nursing student challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic from 2020 to 2021: A thematic analysis

Elsevier

Available online 4 November 2022

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Student challenges were similar from 2020 to 2021 including issues with technology.

Online learning as a theme did not change significantly from year to year.

Student emotional responses shifted from a sense of loss to staying motivated.

Collaboration in nursing education may mitigate future crises for nursing programs.

Abstract

As part of program evaluation, the New Mexico Nursing Education Consortium, a consortium of 11 state-funded nursing schools, asks that students complete end-of-term surveys. In Spring 2020, a question was added to the survey to elicit challenges experienced by students during the COVID-19 pandemic: “What was the biggest challenge that you had in completing the semester/term?” This question again was asked of students in Spring 2021. Students belonging to schools in the New Mexico Nursing Education Consortium participated in the study. Eight themes were identified for each of the two years. Nursing faculty must anticipate respond to student feedback while maintaining proficiency in face-to-face and online teaching-learning strategies. Waiting until emergencies arise that require different types of pedagogy is not sufficient to ensure instructor proficiency with online pedagogies.

Keywords

Collaboration

COVID-19 pandemic

Nursing education

Pre-licensure nursing students

Student challenges

Thematic analysis

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