College
College of Health Professions
Date of Last Revision
2023-05-05 20:55:07
Major
Nursing
Honors Course
Senior Honors Project 8200-480:002
Number of Credits
4
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Date of Expected Graduation
Spring 2022
Abstract
Covid-19 has impacted our world in many ways. In this autoethnographic research paper, two college nursing students share their own unique perspective related to the topic. Through their journaling over the pandemic, they derive three main themes in their writing. These themes included vaccine hesitancy, burnout in healthcare professionals, and online schooling because of isolation protocols. Each theme is explored through research which includes personal experience, scholarly journals, website articles, blog posts, social media posts, and personal interviews. Vaccine hesitancy is explored, and research concludes that misinformation is widely to blame. Burnout in healthcare workers is shown to increase during the pandemic for a variety of reasons, including unsafe patient to nurse ratios, concern for contacting the virus, and poor working conditions related to inadequate PPE (personal protective equipment), all of which are shown to take a toll on the nurse's mental health. Despite some benefits, online schooling has had an overall negative impact on the education of college students. This paper details the devastating effect Covid-19 had on the nursing profession, the education of college students, and the impact it had on these populations' mental health.
Research Sponsor
Lori I Kidd
First Reader
Debra L Horning
Second Reader
Karen M Fitzgerald
Honors Faculty Advisor
Sheau-Huey Chiu
Recommended Citation
Wood, Sadie and Pond, Kathryn, "More Than Physical: Covid-19's Devastating Impact" (2022). Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects. 1485.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/honors_research_projects/1485