How Does COVID-19 Pandemic Influence the Sense of Belonging and Decision-Making Process: Research Appreciation Assignment, AIT

Module Learning Outcomes:

1. Discuss and review the stages of the research process.
2. Discuss and evaluate/critique research papers.
3. Develop research questions/hypotheses for debate.
4. Discuss the different levels and approaches to research design.
5. Analyse the issues and problems surrounding the various methods of data collection in nursing research.
6. Analyse the issues surrounding the management and interpretation of data.
7. Appraise the ethical issues surrounding nursing research.

Assessment:

The learning outcomes of this module will be assessed by an assignment. This assignment should comprise of no more than 2,500 words excluding references.

The student is required to:

Critique this research article of a qualitative study “How Does COVID-19 Pandemic Influence the Sense of Belonging and Decision-Making Process of nursing Students: The Study of NursingStudents’ Experiences”.

How Does COVID-19 Pandemic Influence the Sense of Belonging and Decision-Making Process of Nursing Students: The Study of Nursing Students’ Experiences

Introduction:

The medical and nursing professions have faced significant human resources shortages for more than a century. Many regions and nations have established and invested in a large number of pre-service nursing training and education programs. Every year, as a lifelong career investment, a large number of secondary school graduates decide to enter a pre-service nursing training and education program in order to become registered nurses. However, social, cultural, financial, personal, environmental, internal, and educational perspectives and concepts may change the experiences, sense of belonging, and career decision-making process of individuals.

Methods

The employment of the qualitative research method was used for this study. One of the major directions for this study is to gather and capture the lived stories, feedback, understanding, experiences, and sharing from a group of pre-service nursing students in South Korea. Therefore, if the researcher employs quantitative research tools, such as surveys and questionnaires with a large group of people, the researcher may miss some in-depth understanding and share it with the participants.

For example, how would the participants describe their feeling and how come the participants decide to conduct some behaviors. Therefore, in order to seek the behavioral sciences and the decision-making process of the participants, the qualitative research method should be appropriate for this study.