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Perceptions and Representations of Senior Nursing Students about the Transition to Professional Life during the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic caused disruptions in education systems worldwide. The suspension of face-to-face lectures and clinical placements directly impacted nursing students’ learning. This study aimed to identify the perceptions and representations of senior nursing students about the transition to p...

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Autores principales: Castro, Cidália, Antunes, Ricardo, Fernandes, Júlio Belo, Reisinho, João, Rodrigues, Rita, Sardinha, João, Vaz, Célia, Miranda, Luís, Simões, Aida
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9027933/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35457334
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19084466
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author Castro, Cidália
Antunes, Ricardo
Fernandes, Júlio Belo
Reisinho, João
Rodrigues, Rita
Sardinha, João
Vaz, Célia
Miranda, Luís
Simões, Aida
author_facet Castro, Cidália
Antunes, Ricardo
Fernandes, Júlio Belo
Reisinho, João
Rodrigues, Rita
Sardinha, João
Vaz, Célia
Miranda, Luís
Simões, Aida
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description The COVID-19 pandemic caused disruptions in education systems worldwide. The suspension of face-to-face lectures and clinical placements directly impacted nursing students’ learning. This study aimed to identify the perceptions and representations of senior nursing students about the transition to professional life during the COVID-19 pandemic. This descriptive, observational, cross-sectional study used a web-based survey from a convenience sample of 162 senior nursing students, from nine different nursing schools. Data collection was carried out in the second quarter of 2020. Male students have more negative representations related to training (p = 0.048); working students have a better perspective of professional integration (p = 0.038); students who are in a relationship have a more positive perception of interaction with patients (p = 0.047); those who have already defined a service of choice have less insecurity and less fear of making mistakes (p = 0.043). Those who report anxiety about their first place of work have more negative representations about the future in other professional dimensions. The COVID-19 pandemic represents a frequent concern among students. However, it is a dimension that does not negatively contaminate other representations about the professional future. Overall, students showed concerns regarding their performance in providing direct care to the patient and lived up to their fellow nurses’ expectations.
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spelling pubmed-90279332022-04-23 Perceptions and Representations of Senior Nursing Students about the Transition to Professional Life during the COVID-19 Pandemic Castro, Cidália Antunes, Ricardo Fernandes, Júlio Belo Reisinho, João Rodrigues, Rita Sardinha, João Vaz, Célia Miranda, Luís Simões, Aida Int J Environ Res Public Health Article The COVID-19 pandemic caused disruptions in education systems worldwide. The suspension of face-to-face lectures and clinical placements directly impacted nursing students’ learning. This study aimed to identify the perceptions and representations of senior nursing students about the transition to professional life during the COVID-19 pandemic. This descriptive, observational, cross-sectional study used a web-based survey from a convenience sample of 162 senior nursing students, from nine different nursing schools. Data collection was carried out in the second quarter of 2020. Male students have more negative representations related to training (p = 0.048); working students have a better perspective of professional integration (p = 0.038); students who are in a relationship have a more positive perception of interaction with patients (p = 0.047); those who have already defined a service of choice have less insecurity and less fear of making mistakes (p = 0.043). Those who report anxiety about their first place of work have more negative representations about the future in other professional dimensions. The COVID-19 pandemic represents a frequent concern among students. However, it is a dimension that does not negatively contaminate other representations about the professional future. Overall, students showed concerns regarding their performance in providing direct care to the patient and lived up to their fellow nurses’ expectations. MDPI 2022-04-07 /pmc/articles/PMC9027933/ /pubmed/35457334 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19084466 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Antunes, Ricardo
Fernandes, Júlio Belo
Reisinho, João
Rodrigues, Rita
Sardinha, João
Vaz, Célia
Miranda, Luís
Simões, Aida
Perceptions and Representations of Senior Nursing Students about the Transition to Professional Life during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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title_fullStr Perceptions and Representations of Senior Nursing Students about the Transition to Professional Life during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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title_short Perceptions and Representations of Senior Nursing Students about the Transition to Professional Life during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9027933/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35457334
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19084466
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