The Social Implications of Covid-19 for Nursing Students

Abstract

Given that the pandemic generated by COVID-19 has caused much unforeseen havoc, this paper shows how higher education students of a nursing degree program at the University of Guadalajara, Mexico, socially confronted this virus, with an approach to their feelings, attitudes, opinions and experiences during the confinement and the actions lived by them. To answer the question, an online questionnaire of mostly open-ended questions was used, which was analyzed through the technique of thematic content analysis. The findings show social representations that, although very local, were very similar to those found in other parts of the world (sadness, fear, anger, confusion, etc.), which is not too surprising given the vertiginous fluidity of the traditional and virtual media.