Mirriam Shawa, Beloved Masava, Pritchard Mutimbe, Tawanda Nyoni, Khantse Mokhele, Mapoea Shale, Eva Mukurunge, Champion Nyoni
Fidelity of implementing a competency-based nursing programme during the COVID-19 pandemic: A case study
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considered supplement traditional teaching approaches digital tools play pivotal role building core clinical competencies study aims explore staff student experiences navigating challenges teaching assessing clinical skills using digital technology also aims provide insight skills aspects skills may best suited digitally enhanced teaching thereby advancing future health science education qualitative study comprises second phase data generation mixedmethods research project entitled depth digitally enhanced practical teaching health science health science staff students expressed interest taking part current study first stage data collection qualitative data collected january 2022 semistructured group interviews individual semistructured interviews interpretivist qualitative research design underpinned critical realist epistemological position used themes generated following braun clarkes 6step process reflexive thematic analysis overall 10 staff 8 students across 11 health science disciplines participated research fourteen hours transcripts analysed 4 themes generated findings highlight suitability digitally enhanced teaching lowstake skills requiring visual auditory training skills requiring tactile training require inperson practice build student competency importantly findings indicate desire increased remote teaching work specifically aimed documenting experiences related covid19 pandemic participants lived experience teaching learning pandemic many spoke specifically timing paper captures novel moment history clinical pedagogy staff students advocate continued integration technology health science education generally clinical skills teaching specifically successful judicious selection methods skills skill components technology appropriately mapped onto specific learning outcomes required