Author : Kebenesa angasu, tariku bekela, melkamu gelan, diriba wakjira, eneyew melkamu, berhanu belachew, tujuba diribsa, abdulwahid awol ahmed, abdisa eba, kenenisa tadesse, bekele boche
Keyword : Covid-19’s negative impacts, compensation mechanisms, clinical learning, jimma university
Subject : Multidisciplinary
Article Type : Original article (research)
DOI : 10.2147/amep.s342386
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Abstract : Background: Even though lockdown measures contributed to reducing the rate of COVID-19 transmission, it resulted in great distraction in clinical learning. Thus, the aim of this study was to assess COVID-19’s negative impacts on clinical learning, and proposed compensation mechanisms among midwifery and nursing undergraduate students of Jimma University, south-west Ethiopia. Methods: This study was conducted among 147 midwifery and nursing students of Jimma University in March 2021 using a cross-sectional study design. The respondents were selected by a simple random sampling method. Data were collected by using a self-administered questionnaire and analyzed descriptively by SPSS v.23. The results were presented in tables,and narrated. Results: Three-fifths (88 (59.9%)) of the study participants perceived high negative impacts of COVID-19 on their recent cl be implemented before and during the next clinical practice include: using teacher-facilitated skill demonstration laboratory, case scenarios, clinical teaching videos, and clinical conferences. Students’ effort to understand the objectives of their clinical learning and use multi-media to achieve it was another proposed compensation mechanism. Also, providing preplacement training and in-service training with priority for students graduating during the COVID-19 pandemic was proposed compensation mechanism. Conclusion: COVID-19’s negative impacts on clinical learning were great among the participants of this study. The proposed compensation mechanisms should be applied by all concerned bodies with great emphasis to end the long-term negative impact of the pandemic, thereby ensuring the production of competent midwives and nurses.
Article by : Bekele Boche
Article add date : 2022-07-04
How to cite : Kebenesa angasu, tariku bekela, melkamu gelan, diriba wakjira, eneyew melkamu, berhanu belachew, tujuba diribsa, abdulwahid awol ahmed, abdisa eba, kenenisa tadesse, bekele boche. (2022-July-04). Covid-19’s negative impacts on clinical learning and proposed compensation mechanisms among undergraduate midwifery and nursing students of jimma university. retrieved from https://www.openacessjournal.com/abstract/1086