Abstract

Objective: Due to the coronavirus, clinical placement opportunities for nursing students have been reorganized, and their education has transitioned to online education. To examine the clinical placement experiences of nursing students following their online education during the COVID-19 pandemic.Material and Methods: A qualitative method with a phenomenological approach. A total of 111 eligible nursing students from the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th who had online nursing education and clinical placements during the COVID-19 pandemic were recruited. Thematic analysis was used with NVivo 20 program. Results: There themes emerged from the data: 1) The impact of COVID-19 on nursing students; 2) Perceived online education during COVID-19;3) Clinical experiences during COVID-19.Conclusion: The significance of clinical placement experiences has been highlighted because of the negative impacts of the lack of clinical practice on nursing students' learning processes.

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