COVID-19 Resource: Graduating during a pandemic: Navigating the unknown

Abstract

<p><font color="red"><em>This item is part of a Sigma CNE course available to Sigma members only. <strong>The material is freely available in the Sigma Repository and anyone may access the files attached to this record and the audio streams linked below.</strong></em></font> </p> <p><font color="red"><em>For information on accessing the Sigma CNE course (separate from the Sigma Repository), please click here:<a href="https://www.sigmarepository.org/sigma-elearning-platform/" target="_blank"> https://www.sigmarepository.org/sigma-elearning-platform/.</a></em></font> </p> <p><font color="red"><em>Upon entering the Sigma eLearning Platform, search for the keyword "Webinar".</font></em></p> <p><font color="red"><strong>To view the video: scroll down to watch the embedded video stream. The presentation slide deck is attached to this record as a PDF for repository patrons' convenience.</strong></font></p> <p>Webinar Details: In the months ahead, nursing students around the world will be graduating and entering the professional workforce. Their final semester has transpired much differently than planned, and the future is uncertain. Participants will reflect upon their recent losses and explore mechanisms to prepare for their journey entering into professional practice. This webinar is designed for graduating nursing students or nurses who have recently entered the profession within the past year.</p> <p> <p>Objectives:</p> <ul> <li>Describe different types of grief from the perspective of nursing students approaching graduation or nurses who have recently entered professional practice</li> <li>Identify strategies for responding to loss amidst the COVID-19 pandemic</li> <li>Develop mechanisms to prioritize competing challenges and uncertainties</li> <li>Explore methods to foster resilience and promote self-advocacy upon entering professional practice</li> </ul>