An Exploration of Psychological Resilience among Undergraduate Nursing Students Undertaking an Adult Nursing Virtual Practicum during the Coronavirus Pandemic in Taiwan: A Qualitative Study

Chun-Chih Lin; Fred Arne Thorberg; Ya-Ling Huang; Chin-Yen Han; Ching-Ching Su; Li-Chin Chen

doi:10.3390/ijerph20021264

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An Exploration of Psychological Resilience among Undergraduate Nursing Students Undertaking an Adult Nursing Virtual Practicum during the Coronavirus Pandemic in Taiwan: A Qualitative Study

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An Exploration of Psychological Resilience among Undergraduate Nursing Students Undertaking an Adult Nursing Virtual Practicum during the Coronavirus Pandemic in Taiwan: A Qualitative Study

Chun-Chih Lin, Fred Arne Thorberg, Ya-Ling Huang, Chin-Yen Han, Ching-Ching Su and Li-Chin Chen

International journal of environmental research and public health, Vol.20(2), 1264

10/01/2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021264

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nursing students

psychological resilience

virtual practicum

coronavirus

Taiwan

This qualitative study aimed to explore the psychological resilience of undergraduate nursing students partaking in a virtual practicum during the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) in Taiwan. The virtual practicum, a form of online learning, creates challenges compared to the traditional teaching–learning experience of an actual clinical placement. Exploring how students overcome learning difficulties and build resilience is necessary for a new learning environment or for future online learning. Constructivist grounded theory and the Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research checklist were followed. Purposive and theoretical sampling were used to recruit 18 student nurses for data saturation. Semi-structured, face-to-face interviews were conducted individually to collect data. Initial, focused, and theoretical coding and constant comparative data analysis were performed. Credibility, originality, resonance, and usefulness guided the assessment of the study’s quality. The core category of psychological resilience in the virtual practicum was constructed to reflect Taiwanese nursing students’ progress and experiences of learning during the virtual practicum. This core category consisted of three subcategories: (i) learning difficulties within one’s inner self; (ii) staying positive and confident; and (iii) knowing what is possible. The findings identified psychological resilience as an important factor for students to adjust to the adverse experiences of a rapidly changing learning environment, such as the virtual practicum. The substantive theory of psychological resilience provided a frame of reference for coping with possible future difficulties. Correspondingly, psychological resilience reflected individuals’ potential characteristics and may help students to enter and remain in the nursing profession.

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Title: An Exploration of Psychological Resilience among Undergraduate Nursing Students Undertaking an Adult Nursing Virtual Practicum during the Coronavirus Pandemic in Taiwan: A Qualitative Study
Creators: Chun-Chih Lin - Chang Gung University of Science and Technology
Fred Arne Thorberg - Bond University
Ya-Ling Huang - Southern Cross University
Chin-Yen Han - Chang Gung University of Science and Technology
Ching-Ching Su - Chang Gung University of Science and Technology
Li-Chin Chen
Publication Details: International journal of environmental research and public health, Vol.20(2), 1264
Publisher: MDPI
Grant note: This study was supported by the Chang Gung Medical Foundation (CDRPF6M0011) and the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST 111-2410-H-255-009).
Identifiers: 991013079993402368
Copyright: © 2023 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Academic Unit: Nursing; Faculty of Health
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

An Exploration of Psychological Resilience among Undergraduate Nursing Students Undertaking an Adult Nursing Virtual Practicum during the Coronavirus Pandemic in Taiwan: A Qualitative Study

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