Health Commun.  2023 Jun;18(1):67-75. 10.15715/kjhcom.2023.18.1.67.

Nursing Students’ Experience of Transitioning to face-to-face Classes in the COVID-19 Situation

• Ko MS
• Choi EH

• KMID: 2552971
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.15715/kjhcom.2023.18.1.67

Abstract

Purpose
: The purpose of this study was to understand the transition experience of nursing students from non-face-to-face classes to face-to-face classes in the COVID-19 situation. Methods : This study was to a qualitative research conducted using focus group interviews. The participants in this study were 11 nursing students at K University in Seoul, and were 4th grade students who experienced non-face-to-face classes, face-to-face classes, and clinical practice from 2020 to 2022, when COVID-19 began. The data collection period is from November 24 to December 7, 2022, and the collected data were analyzed by applying Colaizzi’s method. Results : As a result of the study, 4 categories, 8 theme clusters, and 20 themes were derived. The four categories were ‘starting face-to-face classes in anxiety’, ‘disappointed with half school life’, ‘an arduous effort to restore everyday life’, and ‘pride in being well prepared as a pre-nurse’. Conclusion : This study is meaningful in that it analyzed the difficulties and various experiences of nursing students in the process of transitioning to face-to-face classes, and can be used as basic data to plan learner-centered educational strategies and teaching methods in the post-COVID-19.

Keyword

COVID-19; Experience; face-to-face classes; Nursing students