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Faculty perspectives on transitioning public health nursing clinical to virtual in response to COVID‐19
Author(s) -
Bejster Mallory,
Cygan Heide,
Morris Burnett Glenda,
Smith Diane Y.,
Brown Walker Mary,
Friese Tanya
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
public health nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.471
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1525-1446
pISSN - 0737-1209
DOI - 10.1111/phn.12929
Subject(s) - pandemic , workforce , nursing , public health , nurse education , public health nursing , covid-19 , process (computing) , medicine , medical education , political science , computer science , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , law , operating system
The COVID‐19 pandemic has highlighted the need for public health nursing as an integral part of a strong public health workforce. However, it has also created challenges in preparing future nurses as much of nursing instruction, including clinical experiences, needed to urgently transition learning to a virtual environment. This paper describes the process faculty experienced during spring 2020 to quickly transition public health nursing clinicals from in‐person to virtual learning in response to COVID‐19. Further, faculty lessons learned are shared and include the importance of creating a supportive team dynamic, embracing innovation, continuing to engage with community partners, and adapting to meet emerging student needs during the evolving pandemic. The process and lessons learned may act as a guide for other nursing programs as we continue to navigate nursing education during this and future pandemics.