Stressors and Coping Strategies among Nursing Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Scoping Review.

Aisha Majrashi,Elham Al Nagshabandi,Asmaa Khalil,Abdulrahman Majrashi

doi:10.3390/nursrep11020042

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https://doi.org/10.3390/nursrep11020042

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Abstract

COVID-19 has impacted every aspect of life around the world. Nursing education has moved classes online. Undoubtedly, the period has been stressful for nursing students. The scoping review aimed to explore the relevant evidence related to stressors and coping strategies among nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The scoping review methodology was used to map the relevant evidence and synthesize the findings by framing the research question using PICOT, determining the keywords, eligibility criteria, searching the CINAHL, MEDLINE, and PubMed databases for the relevant studies. The review further involved study selection based on the PRISMA flow diagram, charting the data, collecting, and summarizing the findings. The critical analysis of findings from the 13 journal articles showed that the COVID-19 period has been stressful for nursing students with classes moving online. The nursing students feared the COVID-19 virus along with experiencing anxiety and stressful situations due to distance learning, clinical training, assignments, and educational workloads. Nursing students applied coping strategies of seeking information and consultation, staying optimistic, and transference. The pandemic affected the psychological health of learners as they adjusted to the new learning structure. Future studies should deliberate on mental issues and solutions facing nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is the latest global health disaster of the century with high morbidity and mortality rates
This scoping review aimed to explore the relevant evidence related to stressors and coping strategies among nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic
The scoping review explored the relevant evidence on the stressors and coping strategies of nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic

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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is the latest global health disaster of the century with high morbidity and mortality rates. The World Health Organization (WHO) named the disease “COVID-19” after confirming its pandemic level potential. COVID-19 is one of the fastest spreading viral infections, which WHO declared a pandemic after affirming the high infectious levels. Countries have sought vaccines and treatment protocols for COVID-19 vaccines and treatments amidst the implementation of various containment measures worldwide to combat the disease. Such containment measures have included the closure of public places, schools, universities, imposing curfews, and other physical distancing measures, such as the cancelation of large events [2]

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