Being a nursing student in times of COVID-19
Ser estudiante de enfermería en tiempos de COVID-19
Ser estudante de enfermagem em tempos de COVID-19
Cristina Lavareda Baixinho; Óscar Ramos Ferreira
Abstract
Aim: To understand how the pandemic has affected nursing students in clinical teaching contexts.
Method: This was a qualitative, exploratory, cross-sectional, and descriptive study. The participants were five newly graduated nurses who had completed the last clinical internship of their program during the COVID-19 pandemic. The narratives were analyzed using content analysis.
Results: Five categories emerged: Difficulties felt in integration; difficulties in completing clinical internship; the influence of the pandemic on students' expectations regarding the clinical internship for integration into professional life; fears related to COVID-19, and suggestions for training nursing graduates to prepare them to manage pandemic situations.
Conclusions and implications for practice: The clinical internship was experienced with anxiety, fear, and pressure to achieve the skills required for professional practice, with the possible support provided by clinical supervisors, who were also under pressure given the increased work overload caused by the pandemic. The study allows for recommendations for the area of nursing education and research.
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Objetivo: Compreender como a pandemia afetou os estudantes de enfermagem nos contextos de Ensino Clínico.
Método: Este é um estudo de abordagem qualitativa, exploratória, transversal e descritiva. Os participantes foram 5 enfermeiros recém-licenciados que realizaram o último estágio clínico da sua licenciatura durante a pandemia de COVID-19. A análise de conteúdo ocorreu por meio da técnica para a análise dos achados das narrativas.
Resultados: Emergiram 5 categorias: Dificuldades sentidas na integração; Dificuldades na concretização do ensino clínico; Influência da pandemia nas expectativas dos estudantes ante o ensino clínico de integração à vida profissional; Receios, relacionadas com a COVID 19; e Sugestões para a formação dos licenciados em enfermagem, com vista a capacitá-los para a gestão de situações de pandemia.
Conclusões e implicações para a prática: O ensino clínico, cujo objetivo é atingir as competências exigidas para o exercício profissional, foi vivenciado com ansiedade, medo e pressão, porém com o suporte possível por parte dos supervisores clínicos, eles próprios também sob pressão, dado o aumento da sobrecarga de trabalho provocada pela pandemia. O estudo permite fazer recomendações para a educação e investigação em enfermagem.
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22/12/2020
Aceito em:
28/04/2021
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