Authors

  1. Phillips, Kathryn E. PhD, APRN
  2. Dzurec, Laura PhD, PMHCNS-BC, ANEF, FAAN
  3. Burgess, Ann DNSc, APRN, FAAN
  4. Beauvais, Audrey DNP, MSN, MBA, RN
  5. McNutt-Clarke, Beth DNP, MBA, RN, CWOCN

Abstract

As the COVID-19 pandemic altered the course of nursing education worldwide, it disrupted efforts to transition nursing students to professional practice. The investigators examined clinical nursing faculty members' assessment of senior students' practice strengths and challenges compared to graduates of prior years. Findings demonstrated COVID-19's wide-ranging impacts on nursing students' transition to practice and offered suggestions about the implications for nursing professional development practitioners.