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Introduction: The declaration of the COVID-19 epidemic also resulted in urgent changes in the education process. The objective of this study was to identify the experiences of nursing students with the adapted educational process during the first wave of the epidemic.Methods: A qualitative method was used. Data were collected through in-depth semi-structured interviews in June and July 2020. Thirteen nursing students were included in the convenient sample. The text was analyzed using inductive thematic analysis.Results: We identified the following themes and subthemes: advantages of distance education (better conditions for studying, time flexibility, psychological actors, teaching methods, support and a more personal relationship with lecturers, cost-effectiveness, and more time for studying and leisure activities), weaknesses of distance education (changed teaching methods, psychological factors, inaccessibility of study literature, inadequate infrastructure and poor study conditions, lack of personal contact and social support, poor digital literacy of lecturers and difficulties with organization, communication and information), applied teaching methods and digital tools, and suggestions for improvement.Discussion and conclusion: Nursing students stated both positive and negative experiences with the adapted education process. For a holistic picture of the education process during the epidemic, the experience of lecturers should be examined also. The results of the study may serve as incentive in the choice of teaching methods and digital tools and as a guideline for lecturers and the management in the planning of modern and innovative forms of education in the field of nursing., Uvod: Razglasitev epidemije covida-19 je vodila do urgentnih sprememb tudi v procesu izobraževanja. Namen raziskave je bil ugotoviti, kakšne so bile izkušnje študentov in študentk zdravstvene nege s prilagojenim procesom izobraževanja v prvem valu epidemije.Metode: Uporabljena je bila kvalitativna metoda. Podatki so bili zbrani s poglobljenimi delno strukturiranimi intervjuji v juniju in juliju leta 2020. V namenski vzorec je bilo vključenih trinajst študentov zdravstvene nege. Besedilo je bilo analizirano z uporabo induktivne tematske analize.Rezultati: Identificirali smo naslednje teme in podteme: prednosti izobraževanja na daljavo (boljši pogoji za študij, časovna prilagodljivost, psihološki dejavniki, metode poučevanja, podpora in bolj oseben odnos z visokošolskimi učitelji, stroškovna učinkovitost ter več časa za študij in prostočasne dejavnosti), slabosti izobraževanja na daljavo (spremenjene metode poučevanja, psihološki dejavniki, nedosegljivost študijskih gradiv, neustrezna infrastruktura in pogoji za študij, pomanjkanje osebnega stika in socialne opore, slaba digitalna pismenost visokošolskih učiteljev ter težave pri organizaciji, komunikaciji in informiranju), metode poučevanja in uporabljena digitalna orodja ter predlogi za izboljšavo.Diskusija in zaključek: Študenti in študentke zdravstvene nege so navajali tako pozitivne kot negativne izkušnje s prilagojenim procesom izobraževanja. Za bolj celostno sliko problematike izobraževanja v času epidemije bi bilo treba preučiti še izkušnje visokošolskih učiteljev. Izsledki raziskave so lahko spodbuda pri izbiri metod poučevanja in digitalnih orodij ter vodilo visokošolskim učiteljem in vodstvom pri načrtovanju sodobnih in inovativnih oblik izobraževanja na področju zdravstvene nege.