IMPACT OF VIRTUAL CLINICAL EDUCATION ON NURSING STUDENTS IN TIME OF COVID

Abstract

The Sars-COVID-19 pandemic was an unprecedented event; and posed challenges that constrained education systems in multiple new ways; the crisis has created a unique situation to be able to demonstrate the leadership, creativity and innovative capacity of students; however, the real interest was superimposed on the interaction of these new teaching methodologies, with the successful perception of the topics and knowledge to be imparted to students in higher education, this is how the following objective was proposed: Identify the impact on the clinical education of nursing students, after the virtual education process for 3 consecutive semesters. Methodology: The study is of a quantitative type, as the basis of this research, it seeks to propose to the public interest an orientation model of the possible results that will be obtained through the assessment instrument called "Interaction Scale in Virtual Learning Contexts" this scale tabulation by descriptive measurement and report according to Likert, where it allows to gather the perception of the students in the virtual training; concluding this investigative process, it supports the impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on the training processes, which would demonstrate a great punctual and specific vision of the different aspects that can trigger circumstances that limit the productive stage of students in the workplace, it is evident limitations in the theoretical-practical training processes that are essential for the training of nursing professionals, in addition to the lack of social interaction that provides psycho-deductive experience to students, which is a fundamental pillar when carrying out their formative study.