Community Health Nursing Department, College of Nursing, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Nursing Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Hafr Albatin, Hafr Albatin, Saudi Arabia.
Int J Ment Health Nurs. 2023 Aug;32(4):1094-1101. doi: 10.1111/inm.13145. Epub 2023 Mar 28.
The COVID-19 pandemic produced challenges and troubling issues in Saudi Arabia and worldwide. During the height of the pandemic, the psychological status of nursing students was complicated by challenges that affected their educational future. We used qualitative approach to explore the psychological status of 20 Saudi nursing students from Nursing College in their internship program during the COVID-19 pandemic by investigating their perceptions, experiences, and challenges. Thematic analysis methods were used to present the data as themes and subthemes. Themes that emerged during interviews revealed: Interns' experiences from the outbreak; Perceptions of students toward COVID-19; Mental distress associated with the situation; Level of support from either or both university authorities or hospital education and training departments; Financial challenges; and Readiness to complete a nursing internship. COVID-19 presented several challenges to Saudi nursing students in internship year including psychological distress in several aspects such as fear of infection for themselves and their families. However, this study findings do not apply to all nursing students as it only included nursing interns actively engaged in clinical practice. Additional studies are required to examine how the clinical practice of internships varied across the country during any epidemic situation.
COVID-19 大流行在沙特阿拉伯和全球范围内带来了挑战和问题。在大流行高峰期，护理学生的心理状态因影响他们未来教育的挑战而变得复杂。我们采用定性方法，通过调查沙特护理学院实习项目中 20 名护理学生的看法、经验和挑战，探讨 COVID-19 大流行期间他们的心理状况。主题分析方法用于呈现数据作为主题和子主题。访谈中出现的主题包括：实习生对疫情的体验；学生对 COVID-19 的看法；与疫情相关的精神困扰；来自大学当局或医院教育和培训部门的支持程度；经济挑战；以及完成护理实习的准备情况。COVID-19 给沙特护理专业实习学生带来了若干挑战，包括在感染恐惧等方面产生的心理困扰，这些困扰既涉及自身，也涉及他们的家人。然而，本研究结果并不适用于所有护理学生，因为它只包括积极参与临床实践的护理实习生。需要开展更多研究，以检查在任何疫情情况下，全国各地的实习临床实践情况有何不同。
