Abstract
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 4.32 out of 13 symptoms; the 2022 mean decreased to 2.47. Overall, symptoms decreased during the study period, but issues of anxiety and distress remained, particularly over academic-related issues.
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