Learning Experiences of Nurses Regarding COVID-19 During the Pandemic and Affecting Factors

Year 2025,

Merve Beke , Hülya Kaya , Yağmur Şen , Sevim Ulupınar

Abstract

Objective: The aim of the study is to determine the learning experiences of nurses regarding COVID-19 during the pandemic and identify the factors influencing these experiences.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional and descriptive study. The study was conducted with 516 nurses working in health institutions in Turkey. The data for the research were collected online using an information form developed by the researchers in February-March 2021, in accordance with the literature.

Results: Of the nurses participating in the study, 83.9% were female, 60.7% were single, 81.98% belonged to Generation Y, and 43.60% had 1-4 years of professional experience. The research findings indicated that nurses relied more on national resources and observational methods to acquire information during the pandemic. It was observed that the high workload and nurse shortage made it challenging for them to implement the knowledge they gained. The nurses' age, professional experience, education level, and the institution they worked for were identified as factors influencing their learning experiences.

Conclusion: It is thought that determining the way nurses follow in the development of their professional knowledge and skills, which learning resources they use, which learning path they prefer, what difficulties they have in applying what they have learned, and the factors affecting their learning experiences will lead to the planning of in-service training activities.

Keywords

Education, continuing, COVID-19, nursing, professional

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Hemşirelerin Pandemi Sürecinde COVID-19’a Yönelik Öğrenme Deneyimleri ve Etkileyen Faktörler

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Amaç: Çalışmada hemşirelerin pandemi sürecindeki, COVID-19’a yönelik öğrenme deneyimleri ve bu deneyimlerini etkileyen faktörlerin belirlenmesi amaçlanmaktadır.

Yöntemler: Çalışma kesitsel ve tanımlayıcıdır. Çalışma Türkiye’de sağlık kurumlarında çalışan 516 hemşire ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmanın verileri Şubat–Mart 2021 tarihleri arasında, araştırmacılar tarafından literatür doğrultusunda geliştirilen bilgi formu ile online olarak toplanmıştır.

Bulgular: Çalışmaya katılan hemşirelerin %83,9’u kadın, %60,7’si bekar, %81,98’i Y kuşağıydı, %43,60’ı 1-4 yıllık mesleki deneyime sahipti. Çalışma sonuçları hemşirelerin pandemi sürecinde daha çok ulusal kaynaklardan ve gözlem yoluyla bilgi edindiğini gösterdi. Hemşirelerin iş yükünün fazla olması, hemşire eksikliği nedeni ile öğrendikleri bilgiyi uygulamaya aktarmada güçlük yaşadığı saptandı. Hemşirelerin yaşı, mesleki deneyimi, eğitim düzeyi ve çalıştığı kurumun öğrenme deneyimlerini etkilediği belirlendi.

Sonuç: Hizmet içi eğitim etkinliklerinin planlanmasında hemşirelerin mesleki bilgi ve becerilerinin geliştirilmesinde izledikleri yolun, hangi öğrenme kaynaklarını kullandıklarının, hangi öğrenme yolunu tercih ettiklerinin, öğrendiklerini uygulamada ne gibi zorluklar yaşadıklarının ve öğrenme deneyimlerini etkileyen faktörlerin belirlenmesinin önemli olacağı düşünülmektedir.

Keywords

COVID-19, eğitim, hemşirelik, profesyonel, sürekli

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