The performance of nursing students in a tele-health service during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Authors :: Lima LDG
Tomaschewski-Barlem JG
Paloski GDR
Barlem ELD
Rocha LP
Castanheira JS
Source :: Revista gaucha de enfermagem [Rev Gaucha Enferm] 2021 Dec 06; Vol. 42, pp. e20200483. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Dec 06 (Print Publication: 2021).
Publication Year :: 2021
Abstract: Objective: To identify the experiences of nursing students working in a telehealth service to fight the COVID-19.<br />Method: Qualitative, exploratory, and descriptive study, addressing 31 undergraduate nursing students at a Federal University located in the extreme south of Brazil. Data were collected in October 2020 using an online questionnaire. Textual discourse analysis was used to interpret data.<br />Results: The students identified facilities, weaknesses, and potentialities of a telehealth service, verifying that it is a strategy that favors the development of skills and competencies during the training of students and to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.<br />Conclusion: The results reveal the students' experiences in a telehealth service designed to fight the COVID-19, showing the importance of including this service in the routine of healthcare services.

Subjects :: Health Services
Humans
Pandemics
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate
Students, Nursing

Full Text Access

Tools