Impacts of COVID-19 on Nursing Education: A Literature Review

COVID-19 and the resulting lockdown policies have far-ranging effects on nursing education, with an impact in all its aspects, including educational equity, student's well-being, nursing curriculum, clinical placement, and educational outcome. Adaptations to the virus resulted in lockdown precautions and many institutions relying heavily on technology so that services may continue uninterrupted. Based on the author's research, this literature review explores the impacts of COVID-19 on nursing education as it is forced to rapidly change in the wake of the pandemic. Concomitant to change in pedagogy and modes of educational delivery, COVID-19 will indelibly transform the content of curriculums. Both students and educators are cognizant of pressing need to understand evolving knowledge of SARS-COV, COVID-19, and the nursing care of patients and their families.