Stress and coping – Perceptions of final year nursing students returning to clinical practice during the COVID-19 pandemic, South Africa
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Date
2021
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AOSIS
Abstract
The novel nature of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic places
challenges on nursing students as they try to complete the clinical requirement of their training.
Nursing faculties need to understand these challenges to support and equip nursing students
to enter the workforce. To explore and describe the anticipated and subsequent perceptions of final year Bachelor
of Nursing students returning to clinical practice during the COVID-19 pandemic in South
Africa.The study was conducted at two universities in the Western Cape and KwaZuluNatal, South Africa. Both universities offer 4-year Bachelor of Nursing programmes accredited
by the South African Nursing Council and were in ‘hot spot areas’ for SARS-CoV-2.
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Keywords
Clinical practice, Covid-19, Nursing students, South Africa, Stress
Citation
Jarvis, M. A. et al. (2021). Stress and coping – Perceptions of final year nursing students returning to clinical practice during the COVID-19 pandemic, South Africa. Health SA Gesondheid, 26. 10.4102/hsag.v26i0.1641