Redesigning clinical education to transition pre-licensure students from all-virtual to in-person clinical

At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, pre-licensure nursing programs swiftly adapted the curriculum to accommodate the cessation of in-person clinical and transition to all-virtual clinical education. Once in-person clinical resumed, a re-design of clinical education facilitated transition to in-person clinical and prepared students for changes to nursing practice due to the pandemic. We describe how we redesigned clinical instruction to facilitate the transition from allvirtual to in-person clinical. We discuss techniques to improve student confidence, enhance therapeutic and inter-professional communication, promote mastery of skills essential for a modified clinical environment, institution of virtual post-clinical conferencing and enhancing student resiliency.

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Author Nancy Crego School of Nursing

Author Mariam Kayle School of Nursing