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- Title
The placement experience of nursing students in managed isolation and quarantine facilities.
- Authors
Thomson, Patricia; Hudson, Dianne; Richardson, Anna; Campbell, Ada; Guihen, Avril
- Abstract
Aim: This research describes the experiences of New Zealand nursing students who were allocated to managed isolation and quarantine facilities (MIQFs) as a clinical placement during the COVID-19 pandemic. Background: The nursing students were based in Christchurch, New Zealand, during the time the MIQFs were operating, between 2020 and 2022. They were in the third year of a bachelor of nursing programme (BN). Placement in MIQF was optional for these students. In the initial stages of this placement, concern about the students' safety, ie the risk of them being infected with COVID-19, was expressed by their families, the public and the media Methods: A descriptive, qualitative design was used for this study. There were seven participants, and data were collected from focus group interviews. The online platform Zoom was used for focus group meetings, due to the complete lockdown during the initial data-gathering in 2020. The focus group interviews were recorded and transcribed, then analysed for themes. Findings: The study found that the MIQF was a valid and unique placement for the nursing students, providing them with clinical skills and learning not found elsewhere. The students said they felt supported by clinical and academic staff and gained confidence in communication and critical thinking in an often-challenging environment. The nursing students all met competence according to Nursing Council requirements. Notably, the student nurses described feeling safe within these facilities, and none contracted COVID-19 during their placements. Conclusion: Clinical placement of year-three BN students in MIQF during the COVID-19 pandemic was described by the participants as a well-grounded and innovative learning experience.
- Subjects
NEW Zealand; CONFIDENCE; QUARANTINE; RESEARCH methodology; DISCRIMINATION (Sociology); INTERVIEWING; SOCIAL stigma; INTERNSHIP programs; SOCIAL isolation; QUALITATIVE research; CLINICAL supervision; CRITICAL thinking; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; CLINICAL competence; NURSING students; STUDENT attitudes; THEMATIC analysis; JUDGMENT sampling; COVID-19 pandemic
- Publication
Kaitiaki Nursing Research, 2023, Vol 14, Issue 1, p12
- ISSN
1179-772X
- Publication type
Article