The Uncertain Impact of the Pandemic on Nursing and Nursing Education: Faculty and Undergraduate Student Introspection

International Journal of Nursing and Health Science

© 2021 by SSRG - IJNHS Journal

Volume 7 Issue 1

Year of Publication : 2021

Authors : Melvina Brandau, Sherleena Buchman, Maria Castrovillari, Erin Wood

10.14445/24547484/IJNHS-V7I1P103

How to Cite?

Melvina Brandau, Sherleena Buchman, Maria Castrovillari, Erin Wood, "The Uncertain Impact of the Pandemic on Nursing and Nursing Education: Faculty and Undergraduate Student Introspection," SSRG International Journal of Nursing and Health Science, vol. 7,  no. 1, pp. 12-14, 2021. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/24547484/IJNHS-V7I1P103

Abstract:

This short communication offers unique insight into the COVID-19 pandemic experiences of experienced nurses who practice clinically and in academia and undergraduate nursing students. Written in the first person, this article presents the potential negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on nursing education and the nursing profession and gives rise to additional questions for consideration moving into post-pandemic nursing and education.

Keywords:

Nursing, Undergraduate Students, COVID-19, Pandemic, Opinion

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