Challenging nursing education during the covid-۱۹ pandemic: qualitative content analysis

Introduction With the outbreak of the Covid-۱۹ pandemic, distance education became the main alternative in nursing education. This study was conducted to explore nursing students' experiences of distance education during the Covid-۱۹ era. Method This study was conducted in ۲۰۲۲-۲۰۲۳, using qualitative content analysis, in Maragheh university of Medical Sciences. Experiences were obtained through purposive sampling from ۱۴ nursing students, and the data were analyzed by MAXQDA software. findings Low readiness to face distance education as the main category consists of five categories: educator's poor attitude towards distance learning, little familiarity with information technology, weak files provided for practical and clinical courses, challenging distance assessment and weak infrastructure in information technology. Coclustion Distance education in most countries is associated with challenges. Providing appropriate software and hardware infrastructure that educators and students can use continuously, as well as access to high-speed Internet for everyone can prevent such challenges.

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education ، distance ، covid-۱۹ ، content analysis ، nursing student ، Iran