TY - JOUR
T1 - Nursing students' reflections on vaccine administration during the COVID-19 global pandemic
AU - King Goode, Colleen
AU - Rohde, Amanda
AU - Lucas, Laura
AU - Will, Willard Wilson
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors thank the editor and two anonymous reviewers for extremely helpful feedback on previous versions of this paper. There were no funding sources or individuals who contributed to the conduct of the manuscript. This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.
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© 2022 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2022/11/1
Y1 - 2022/11/1
N2 - Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, many nursing schools limited in-person clinical instruction to lower the risk of student exposure to SARS-CoV-2. Some U.S. state boards of nursing authorized virtual learning experiences to attempt to fill this void. The effects of restricting such hands-on training are not fully understood, but we believed it could be detrimental to student development and saw partnering with local COVID-19 vaccination clinic as a promising alternative. Between January and April 2021, second semester pre-licensure nursing students assisted at the clinic and submitted reflections on the experience. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of this educational encounter. Methods: One hundred seventy-one students submitted reflections on their experience, which were de-identified and uploaded to a HIPAA- and FERPA-compliant cloud storage system using SAFE desktop and coded for thematic analysis. Results: Analysis revealed five major themes: community, socializing, perceived confidence, impact, and professional role. Conclusion: This study demonstrated the viability of instruction at a COVID-19 vaccination clinic as an alternative learning experience for nursing students encountering restricted face-to-face clinical training. It suggests that schools can develop other novel clinical experiences to increase students' perceived confidence, provide opportunities to practice skills, and gain insights into nursing practice.
AB - Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, many nursing schools limited in-person clinical instruction to lower the risk of student exposure to SARS-CoV-2. Some U.S. state boards of nursing authorized virtual learning experiences to attempt to fill this void. The effects of restricting such hands-on training are not fully understood, but we believed it could be detrimental to student development and saw partnering with local COVID-19 vaccination clinic as a promising alternative. Between January and April 2021, second semester pre-licensure nursing students assisted at the clinic and submitted reflections on the experience. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of this educational encounter. Methods: One hundred seventy-one students submitted reflections on their experience, which were de-identified and uploaded to a HIPAA- and FERPA-compliant cloud storage system using SAFE desktop and coded for thematic analysis. Results: Analysis revealed five major themes: community, socializing, perceived confidence, impact, and professional role. Conclusion: This study demonstrated the viability of instruction at a COVID-19 vaccination clinic as an alternative learning experience for nursing students encountering restricted face-to-face clinical training. It suggests that schools can develop other novel clinical experiences to increase students' perceived confidence, provide opportunities to practice skills, and gain insights into nursing practice.
KW - COVID-19 pandemic
KW - COVID-19 vaccines
KW - Clinical reflections
KW - Novel clinical experience
KW - Nursing students
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U2 - 10.1016/j.profnurs.2022.08.005
DO - 10.1016/j.profnurs.2022.08.005
M3 - Article
C2 - 36496240
AN - SCOPUS:85137306519
SN - 8755-7223
VL - 43
SP - 22
EP - 26
JO - Journal of Professional Nursing
JF - Journal of Professional Nursing
ER -