Nursing students adjust to training during a pandemic
Published: January 12, 2021 8:05 AM EST
Updated: January 12, 2021 12:37 PM EST
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The medical field is changing, and that includes nursing school. Nursing students have to make serious changes to the way they learn, mostly consisting of online classes. But while many students across the U.S. are experiencing online classes, it’s especially important for our future nurses to get hands-on experience.
At Florida Gulf Coast University, all classes are online except for simulation and labs, because that experience is still required in order to graduate and work during the pandemic. While it’s challenging, one student says he hopes these challenges inspire others to take on the profession.
From Public to Personal: Pandemic Lessons Learned By Nick Tate
Dec. 23, 2020 What are the most critical lessons of the coronavirus crisis?
WebMD asked health experts on the front lines of the nation’s COVID-19 response effort to weigh in on this question and to reflect on how the crisis has affected them personally.
Their answers provide insights into the pandemic’s impact. Almost all of them have worked long hours. Some lost loved ones. Others went through life-changing milestones.
Here’s what they had to say.
Francis Collins, MD, director of the National Institutes of Health
Biggest lesson: “It has taught us that we can bring scientists together from all sectors in new and creative collaborative arrangements and get things done a lot faster than people might have thought possible before this came about.