Perceptions and Emotions of Nursing and Health Management Students About Distance Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study

Rujnan Tuna; Safiye Şahin

doi:10.31067/acusaglik.1179250

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Perceptions and Emotions of Nursing and Health Management Students About Distance Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study

Abstract

Purpose: This study was conducted to determine the perceptions and emotions of nursing and health management students, who had clinical/vocational practice course, about distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Phenomenological design was employed in this qualitative study. The study was conducted with 39 full-time health sciences students in nursing and health management. Data were collected by in-depth interviews. The interviews were conducted with ten open-ended and semi-structured questions between December 2020-January 2021. Data were analyzed using content analysis. Results: As a result of this study, the perceptions and emotions of the nursing and health management students about distance learning were classified into three themes and 14 sub-themes: “emotional state”, “the effect of distance learning on theoretical courses” and “the effect of distance learning on clinical/vocational practice”. Conclusion: Results have indicated that distance learning is insufficient especially in terms of clinical/vocational practices and that the emotional states of students are negatively affected.

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We are thankful to the students who participated to this study.

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English

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Nursing

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Rujnan Tuna ^*
0000-0002-5156-3781
Türkiye

Safiye Şahin
0000-0003-1734-9586
Türkiye

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March 17, 2023

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September 23, 2022

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March 2, 2023

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Year 2023 Volume: 14 Number: 2

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https://doi.org/10.31067/acusaglik.1179250

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Tuna R, Şahin S (March 1, 2023) Perceptions and Emotions of Nursing and Health Management Students About Distance Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study. Acıbadem Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 14 2 272–278.

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