
Maria Gabriela Dotti Rios
University of the Republic, UruguayPresentation Title:
Situation of students of the bachelor’s degree in nursing in times of pandemic
Abstract
The emergence of the pandemic produced by the COVID-19 virus produced a series of changes in many areas of society, including education. Due to the need for social confinement, face-to- face classes were suspended. In this context, the vulnerability of the health systems was evidenced and the need and importance of having adequate and trained nursing professionals available.
In this way, the teaching need arises to know the characteristics of the student population of the professionalization program of nursing assistants who study the adult and elderly module in terms of their personal and family aspects, study, health history, working conditions and attitude versus the role of the nursing professional in the context of a pandemic.
Objective: The objective of this work was to analyze the situation of the student population who are studying the adult and elderly module of the nursing degree in the professionalization of nursing assistants program according to socio-demographic, family, work and academic variables.
Method: Study of a quantitative approach of descriptive design through the use of a questionnaire of closed and open questions.
Results: As the workplace perceived as a possible vector, the surveyed students perceive fear, anxiety and uncertainty regarding the pandemic context, despite the fact that the protocols and personal care complied with.
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