A mixed methods study of wellbeing and resilience of undergraduate nursing students: implications for the post-pandemic era DOI Creative Commons
Kim Foster, Louise Alexander, Michael Steele

et al.

BMC Nursing, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 24(1)

Published: April 11, 2025

Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic and rapid shift to online learning have had ongoing impacts on nursing students’ wellbeing resilience. We are yet fully understand the implications for this emerging workforce in post-pandemic era. aims of mixed methods study were investigate wellbeing, coping resilience undergraduate students pandemic; explore relationships between these variables predictors coping, including differences domestic international students; how experienced managed adversity; their mental distress influenced by resources used deal with adversity, identify nurse as they enter Methods A convergent design was used. An survey investigated (COMPAS-W), psychological (DASS-21), (Brief COPE) (ARM-R) completed n = 175 students. Semi-structured interviews 18 explored navigated challenges. Descriptive, correlational, regression analyses, thematic analysis, conducted. Mixed analysis integrate both sets findings. Results Students reported high levels distress, also moderate Key findings included reporting significantly greater stress than students, being predicted lower increased problem-focused coping. coped challenges proactive, drawing a range strategies, seeking technical emotional support. From social-ecological perspective, access engagement personal, environmental relational served protective factors wellbeing. Conclusions This provides valuable new insights into nurses during period extraordinary challenge. In era, there is need strengthen retention graduates now entering from university. Implementation targeted strategies graduates’ peer sense belonging at work, education, needed. Longitudinal follow-up recommended.

Language: Английский

A mixed methods study of wellbeing and resilience of undergraduate nursing students: implications for the post-pandemic era DOI Creative Commons
Kim Foster, Louise Alexander, Michael Steele

et al.

BMC Nursing, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 24(1)

Published: April 11, 2025

Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic and rapid shift to online learning have had ongoing impacts on nursing students’ wellbeing resilience. We are yet fully understand the implications for this emerging workforce in post-pandemic era. aims of mixed methods study were investigate wellbeing, coping resilience undergraduate students pandemic; explore relationships between these variables predictors coping, including differences domestic international students; how experienced managed adversity; their mental distress influenced by resources used deal with adversity, identify nurse as they enter Methods A convergent design was used. An survey investigated (COMPAS-W), psychological (DASS-21), (Brief COPE) (ARM-R) completed n = 175 students. Semi-structured interviews 18 explored navigated challenges. Descriptive, correlational, regression analyses, thematic analysis, conducted. Mixed analysis integrate both sets findings. Results Students reported high levels distress, also moderate Key findings included reporting significantly greater stress than students, being predicted lower increased problem-focused coping. coped challenges proactive, drawing a range strategies, seeking technical emotional support. From social-ecological perspective, access engagement personal, environmental relational served protective factors wellbeing. Conclusions This provides valuable new insights into nurses during period extraordinary challenge. In era, there is need strengthen retention graduates now entering from university. Implementation targeted strategies graduates’ peer sense belonging at work, education, needed. Longitudinal follow-up recommended.

Language: Английский

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