Nursing education in the time of COVID-19

Abstract

Licen reflects on nursing education amid the COVID-19 pandemic In celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, the World Health Organization declared 2020 the Year of the Nurse and Midwife Although this was a significant year for healthcare professionals, we will remember it primarily for the emergency caused by the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic, which affected both clinical practice and nursing education Today, when society and healthcare are facing one of the greatest global health challenges, when citizens are committed to observing social distancing and taking the necessary measures to contain the epidemic, and when different sectors of the economy are adapting to these new measures, we should also consider the impact of the epidemic on the educational system, and consequently, also on nursing education