Nursing students' experiences of using flipcharts as a learning tool during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nurse Educ Today
; 120: 105650, 2022 Nov 17.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2238962
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Building mastery of clinical skills is essential for nursing students to ensure readiness for clinical placements. During the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, limited face-to-face teaching and student access to campus facilities, along with the rapid adoption of online methods, increased the need to develop innovative teaching tools to support students.OBJECTIVE:
This study aimed to explore nursing student perceptions and experiences of using Flipcharts for learning clinical nursing skills during the COVID-19 pandemic.DESIGN:
This study used a qualitative descriptive design.METHODS:
Second-year nursing students were invited to participate at the end of the semester to share their experiences of using Flipcharts in their clinical simulation laboratory. A total of 12 nursing students participated in individual semi-structured interviews conducted between December 2020 and February 2021. Data were analysed using Braun and Clarke's six-step method of thematic analysis.RESULTS:
The findings of the study demonstrated that students considered Flipcharts to be beneficial in developing their clinical skills and were additionally valuable in supporting students with English as a second language. Three major themes were identified the perceived value of Flipcharts during limited face-to-face teaching, the role of Flipcharts in supporting skills acquisition across learning domains, and the practicality and accessibility of this learning resource across different mediums.CONCLUSION:
Students perceived the use of Flipcharts to be valuable in achieving mastery of clinical skills during COVID-19. The students' experience of using Flipcharts was positive overall and found the learning tool practical and accessible in supplementing learning.
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
Language:
English
Journal:
Nurse Educ Today
Journal subject:
Education
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Nursing
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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