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The Covid-19 Pivot To Online Education And Bsn Graduates’ Readiness To Practice, Abigail Schulte
The Covid-19 Pivot To Online Education And Bsn Graduates’ Readiness To Practice, Abigail Schulte
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There is a major nursing shortage worldwide, and amid the COVID-19 pandemic, it is essential to invest in the acceleration of nursing education to meet global needs. Nursing schools had to pivot to online education overnight, and many are unsure how this has impacted students. The purpose of this study is to see if the pivot to online education, prompted by COVID-19, impacted the readiness to practice and grade point averages (GPA) of graduating Bachelor of Nursing students. In this quantitative study, a casual-comparative survey design is used to test for readiness to practice and program modality. A cross-sectional design …