Provision of Nursing Practicum using Online System in Situation of COVID-19

Abstract

Situation of COVID-19 pandemic challenges global education system and requires educational institutes to provide online study inevitably. Likewise, nursing education, particularly, practicum has to be discontinued. Hence, it is essential that online practicum should be provided. For this, teachers assign clinical experience through technology by using strategies and systematic education according to the following guideline. 1) Preparation phase, it includes online study design, preparation of technology and learning communication system as well as preparation of instructional medias, students, and teachers. 2) Instruction phase, it covers practice of teacher and student role. 3) Evaluation phase, it consists of evaluation of learning outcomes, learning summary, and daily learning summary. From results of study provision, students reported acquiring more knowledge complemented by theoretical study, having more time to analyze problems, organizing systematic thinking and linking imagination of working in wards. It is also enjoyable learning model and perceived as inauthentic practice, lack of sense of authentic practice, and restriction of learning from other patients. Consistently, teachers perceived that they had more time to complement knowledge, analytical thinking skill, and link between patient problems and student skills. It is viewed as a method of student development except authentic practice. It is also enjoyable and challenging but exhausting and time consuming. For this guideline of provision of online nursing practicum, teachers have to provide authentic scene of wards for drawing students to the real world and develop standardized patients for further online practicum.