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• TITLE: Comparing Basic Social Competencies among Nursing Students before and during the Pandemic

  AUTHORS: Naomi Matsumori

  KEYWORDS: Basic Social Competencies, Nursing Students, COVID-19, Pandemic, Online Learning

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Nursing, Vol.13 No.7, July 31, 2023

  ABSTRACT: Background: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the practical curriculum in over 80% of Japanese nursing universities is shorted. The study aimed to clarify the change in basic social competencies among nursing students by comparing their scores before and during the pandemic. Method: Retrospective data from 235 responses from 3rd-grade nursing students were analyzed. The data were separated into two groups—158 respondents before-pandemic and 77 respondents during-pandemic. Respondents were asked to complete a measurement scale two months after the beginning of the 3rd-grade module. Results: Our results showed the during-pandemic group’s averages were higher than the before-pandemic group’s. During the pandemic, nursing students using home-based online learning could not self-evaluate accurately because they could not practice in the field. Conclusion: Nursing students who were studying during the during-pandemic self-assessed themselves higher than those who were studying during the before-pandemic because they could not compare with the other students, and the results showed that misunderstandings may arise.