Perception of Nursing Teachers Regarding The Effect of Covid-19 On Clinical Training at Government Nursing College - Khartoum State – Sudan (2022)
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Background: COVID-19 has impacted the nursing education system worldwide, especially clinical practicum for teachers and learners. To solve this problem, courses in nursing schools across the globe, including those in Khartoum, had to close their doors and meet the World Health Organization and the local guidelines for safety and continuity of Education during the pandemic.
Objective: This research seeks to establish the effect of COVID-19 on the delivery of clinical nursing education in the Khartoum government nursing colleges.
Methodology: A cross-sectional analytical study design was used, and the study’s participants comprised only 27 medical-surgical nursing teachers at the governmental nursing colleges in Khartoum. Data was collected using a self-administered online questionnaire created using Google Forms. The data was analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Services (SPSS) Version 26. Frequency and relationship analyses were estimated using descriptive statistics and non-parametric and chi-square tests.
Results: The study observed that COVID-19 had an adverse effect on the clinical exposure of nursing students, whereas teachers and students were also affected negatively. Teachers were highly concerned about getting infected during clinical training, though a significant association existed between concern about infection and teaching experience.
Conclusion: Accordingly, this study finds that COVID-19 disrupted clinical practices for nursing students in Khartoum. Virtual simulations and hybrid models should be used in future pandemics to prevent discontinuity and decline in the quality of nursing education programs.
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