This restriction of nursing students' clinical practice goes beyond a learning issue. The practice was conducted in a limited form, such as online lectures (Im et al., 2020). However, social distancing caused by COVID-19 prevented most nursing students in Korea from practicing directly in the clinical environment. Nursing students as soon-to-be healthcare providers are important resources to the professional manpower needed for managing infectious diseases.ĭuring pandemic of infectious diseases, teamwork and situational coping skills are important, and those abilities could be educated to nursing students through clinical practicum (Dobrowolska et al., 2015).

As the deployment of manpower for infectious diseases in a short period of time is limited, long-term manpower planning and education are required. These studies emphasized the importance of providing accurate information, guidelines and education on infectious diseases in the respiratory system. According to recent studies conducted on emergency room nurses in Spain (García-Martín et al., 2020), nurses complained of difficulties in initial response and fear of virus transmission in the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, nurses are in direct contact with the patients and are exposed to various samples and contaminated medical equipment however, they are working in an environment with a high risk of infection coming from the limited supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) and accurate protocols (Catton, 2020). Nurses provide patient care with a high risk of infection when a new infectious disease occurs (Liu et al., 2012). As COVID-19 shows a higher incidence of complications and higher proportion of treatment in the intensive care unit compared with other infectious diseases, professional medical staff for managing infectious diseases is urgently required. According to the American Heart Association ( 2020) in the US, out of 138 patients admitted to medical institutions for COVID-19, 19.6% develop acute respiratory distress syndrome, 16.6% develop arrhythmia, 8.7% develop shock and 7.2% develop acute heart damage. As of March 8, 2021, a total of 117,333,176 cases were confirmed worldwide and 92,471 cases were confirmed in Korea (Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, 2020). Coronavirus disease 2019 (hereinafter referred to as COVID-19) began in November 2019 and was declared a global pandemic on Ma(World Health Organization, 2020).

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