Redefining undergraduate nurse teaching during the coronavirus pandemic: use of digital technologies

Leigh, Jacqueline; Vasilica, Cristina; Dron, Richard; Gawthorpe, Dawn; Burns, Elizabeth; Kennedy, Sarah; Kennedy, Rob; Warburton, Tyler; Croughan, Catherine

Abstract

During the current coronavirus pandemic, undergraduate nurse teaching is facing many challenges. Universities have had to close their campuses, which means that academics are working from home and may be coping with unfamiliar technology to deliver the theoretical part of the undergraduate nursing curriculum. Emergency standards from the Nursing and Midwifery Council have allowed theoretical instruction to be replaced with distance learning, requiring nursing academics to adapt to providing a completely virtual approach to their teaching. This article provides examples of tools that can be used to deliver the theoretical component of the undergraduate nursing curriculum and ways of supporting students and colleagues in these unprecedented times.

Citation

Leigh, J., Vasilica, C., Dron, R., Gawthorpe, D., Burns, E., Kennedy, S., Kennedy, R., Warburton, T., & Croughan, C. (2020). Redefining undergraduate nurse teaching during the coronavirus pandemic: use of digital technologies. British Journal of Nursing, 29(10), 566-569. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2020.29.10.566

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Apr 1, 2020
• Online Publication Date: May 28, 2020
• Publication Date: May 28, 2020
• Deposit Date: Feb 8, 2024
• Journal: British Journal of Nursing
• Print ISSN: 0966-0461
• Electronic ISSN: 2052-2819
• Publisher: Mark Allen Healthcare
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 29
• Issue: 10
• Pages: 566-569
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2020.29.10.566
• Keywords: Undergraduate nurse education, COVID-19, Digital technology, Online learning
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/3504246