Chapter 3

Presentation and Discussion of Findings

This chapter deals with the presentation and discussion

of findings as well as the defined three subthemes that was

formulated during data analysis: 1) Learning Issues and

Disquiets; 2) Strength and Values; 3) Options for Learning

Success

FINDINGS

It is represented in this chapter by the different

concepts, insights and real-life experience of the

participants which are the result of the collected data

during the interview. Through data analysis, the researchers

were able to formulate three themes: 1) Learning Issues and

Disquiets: a) Environmental Disruptions, b) Connectivity

Issues, c) Lack of Hands-on Learning, d) Lack of

Equipment’s, e) Psychological Stressors; 2) Strengths and

Value: a) Self Improvement, b) Self-Motivation, c) Safety

and Security, d) Lesser Expenses, e) Innovations; 3) Options

for Learning Success: a) Time Management, b) Workloads, c)

Academic Services, d) Building Positive Mindset.

Learning Issues and Disquiets

Interruptions that affect the student nurses learning

modality in online distance learning. Students experience

difficulties that affect their way of learning and

performance. Five sub-themes were identified, namely,

environmental disruptions, connectivity issues, lack of

hands-on learning, lack of equipment and psychological

stressors.

A. Environmental Disruptions

These are external factors that cause distractions to

the students while they are learning online. The

participants experienced some environmental disruptions

during online distance learning which can distract them in

focusing with their lessons and school activities. As Zoomy

stated,

Line 41-44

“While I was in the province with my family, I

did not have that much liberty to do things on
my own. I have to consider the household chores
and other responsibilities I am expected to
do.”

In addition, Streamer also verbalized her experiences

as she stated,
 Line 28-35

“siguro yung environment ko now kuya, yun lang

naman po. Dito sa bahay kuya at sa shop namin
kuya. Minsan po ang gulo ng mga tao dito sa
bahay, tapos minsan we have house hold chores
to do hehe minsan ako po yung nagbabantay sa
shop namin here sa La Trinidad that's why yung
focus ko nahahati tlga since both I have
responsibilities as a student and as a mabuting
anak”. (Maybe my environment. Sometimes, people
in our house are very noisy and I have to do
household chores. I also managed our shop here
in La Trinidad that’s why my focus is divided
since I have to do my responsibilities as a
student and as a good daughter).

Lappy also stated,

Line 19-22

“Online classes come with a lot of challenges,

first when you are at home suddenly, some
visitors may come at home, they may sit in the
living room, they can distract you and there is
a noisy environment around our house”.

B. Connectivity Issues

These are glitches that hinder the student nurses in

accessing the different online platforms necessary for

online distance learning. Some of which are poor internet

connection and sudden power interruption. As Zoomy stated,

Line 39-41

“In the province, the internet connection is

poor to the point that I go to places to find a
spot with at least fair connection.”
Docs also had the same problem,

Line 24-27

“So, just like everyone else, there are several

factors I had encountered during online classes
such as the inability to access quality
internet and sudden power interruption”.

Lagger stated,

Line 21-24

”...Marami like having an unstable internet

connection, power interruption and difficulty
in doing a recorded return demonstration kasi
dahil din wala namang ding actual interaction
sa instructor tas wala pang mga equipment kung
meron man kulang kulang pa.” (There’s a lot
like having an unstable internet connection,
power interruption and difficulty in doing a
recorded return demonstration and also because
of no actual interaction with the instructor
and limited tools to use.)

GoSurfer also added,

Line 38

“Yeah I’m really having problems with my

internet connection.”

C. Lack of Hands-On Learning

The participants also struggled with the lack of actual

learning experience in the nursing setting. Hands-on

learning experiences are important especially that nursing

is a skill-based profession. Through this, the students are

able to experiment on their strengths and weaknesses and

understand the concepts better which therefore leads to

increased retention.

As Lappy stated,

Line 95-98

“Nalilimitan po yung galaw namin halimbawa na

lang po pag sa pregnant woman hindi po namin
masakto yung dapat na gagawin namin tas yung
maexperience po namin dapat. Naging creative
nga po kami pero lack po kami sa experience.”
(Our movements are being restricted. For
example, for the pregnant woman, we cannot
really measure what we need to do and
experience what we should be experiencing in
the actual. We are becoming creative but still
we lack the experience.)
Streamer also mentioned that,

Line 17-19

“We have enough knowledge naman po in terms of

theories discussion pero it's not enough at all
since walang application na face to face.” (We
have enough knowledge regarding theories
however, it is not enough at all since there is
no actual application in face-to-face.)
Docs added that,

Line 121-126

“I sadly admit that I am not able to gain much

skill due to lack of face-to-face learning. The
concept of experiencing things as I’ve
mentioned a while ago is still different as
 experiences tend to stick to our minds and
helps us remember facts.”
D. Lack of Equipment

There is an inadequate accessibility and unavailability

of materials which makes students unable to perform most of

their practical skills completely and appropriately. Most of

them would often use improvised household materials in

conducting their return demonstrations.

Docs stated that,

Line 13-16

“...The skill setting is more challenging to

cope up with due to lack of actual equipment
that can be used for the return demonstration
wherein we were mandated to still submit our
videos for return demonstration using
improvised equipment.”
As Lappy stated,

Line 76-77

“Nalilimit po yung mga tools na gagamitin namin

especially po pag skills namin.” (The tools we
use are limited, especially when it comes to
our return demonstration.)

When asked what problems did, he encounter during the

ODL, Loader mentioned,

 Line 54-55

“[The] unavailability of proper tools or kits

for the RD’s (return demonstration).”

E. Psychological Stressors

These are factors that affect students’ psychological

mental health. Online distance learning has been a big

impact of stress and brought many challenges to the

students’ life.

As Lagger stated,

Line 47-50

“Because of this pandemic, naisip ko noon na

wag ng mag enroll kasi sobrang layo kasi ng
online class sa face to face classes."(Because
of this pandemic, I was thinking not to enroll
in online class because it is better for Face
to face.) This pandemic is the reason why we
are having an online class and this gives us
more stress in terms of our education.”

As Docs stated,

Line 155-160

“When the semester was coming to an end last

semester, I felt unmotivated to study for my
final exams anymore. Perhaps it was due to the
fact that I am used to studying with my friends
before the exams and we would often question
one another as our means of reviewing and
 remembering concepts. So perhaps, the absence
of my friends’ presence has also kept me
unmotivated.”

As Mutetant stated,

Line 97-102

“I am not confident enough if I gain knowledge

and skills or not. This current pandemic
affected my level of motivation to take my
education seriously.”

Strengths and Value

Positive learning experiences of student nurses that

have influenced and guided them in their actions and

decisions during this pandemic. These are factors that help

and guide them to overcome challenges and continue to learn

during the online class. The sub-themes identified here are,

self-improvement, self-motivation, safety & security, lesser

expenses and innovations.

A. Self-Improvement

It is the effort of the student nurses for the

enhancement of their knowledge, skills and attitude. Despite

the limitations and difficulties encountered, the

participants were able to identify factors that help in the

improvement of themselves as well as their current

educational state.

As Zoomy stated,

Line 47

“I was able to cope with these problems and

challenges by being innovative and resourceful
enough to address such things.”

When asked how the pandemic affected her education or

her in attending her online class, she responded by saying,

Line 80-82

“I became more creative because I am required

to do things on my own. It made me do things I
haven’t done before.”
Mutetant then added,

Line 41-43

“[For him], by being resilient at times of

problem is needed to overcome the problem.
Being innovative and resourceful; Stay
motivated and goal oriented; Seek support from
whom I trusted.”
Loader also stated,

Line 58-59
 “We future nurses should be creative wherein we
should improvise or make ways for us to do the
given tasks.”

Lappy stated,

Line 160-161

“[The] ODL helps me to become more creative if

we need to improvise materials for our RD and
duty.”

Lappy also added,

Line 61-66

“Ask help din po sa mga kasama ko po sa

groupmates kase meron po yung alam nila na
hindi ko po alam ganon po. Nagtatanong po kami
sa isat’isa. Tapos po nag papatulong din po
kami sa mga higher years na mga kakilala namin
sa mga hindi namin alam ganon po” (Ask help
through my groupmates the things that they know
because there are things that I don’t
understand but they do. We learn from each
other. We also ask our seniors whom we close to
help us with the work we're doing.)

When asked about the advantage of ODL, she repeated her

statement saying,

Line 92

“Mas naging creative po siguro kami ganon.” (I

think we [students] become more creative.)
 When asked how the pandemic affected her education or

attending her online class, she said,

Line 131-132

“On the good side, maybe I found out that I can

also be productive even if I am not in school.”

One participant mentioned about adapting the changes

during online distance learning. Lagger stated that

Line 38-39,

“I guess, one thing that ODL taught me is to be

adaptive to changes which is good
characteristic or attitude of a nurse.”

GoSurfer was receptive as he mentioned that,

Line 59-60

“It [ODL] was a new experience so I'm trying to

get used to it and learn how to use the online
work.”

Docs also mentioned that her classroom attendance has

improved during the ODL as she stated,

Line 152-153

“I was rarely late actually, during the ODL in

attending my virtual classes.”
 B. Self-Motivation

The participants were able to inspire themselves by

continuing to achieve their own goals and complete their

tasks even if it is challenging. As Zoomy stated,

Line 46-47

“I was able to cope with these problems and

challenges by being innovative and resourceful
enough to address such things.”
Streamer said,

Line 42-45

"Just go with flow because in the end of the

day it just let go as itself, just try to calm
when I feel things get complicated ...just a
Little break in a day"
She Also Added,

Line 117-118

"yes kuya I was inspired more talaga to take

serious on this online learning of nursing
education po." (Yes, I was more inspired to take
online learning seriously)

Docs added,

Line 44

“I choose to be optimistic about the

situation.”
 C. Security and Safety

Ensuring safety and security during this pandemic is

important, students will stay at home because this will

minimize the spread of the said virus and protect them from

the virus. They find it safer if they are in their home with

their families while having the online classes. They see it

as more comfortable yet less worrying for them. As Zoomy

stated,

Line 74-75

“Since we are attending our online classes in

our homes, it made us safe enough from being
affected by the COVID-19.”

GoSurfer also said,

Line 54

“The safety of the students in this pandemic

it’s more comfortable than face to face.”

D. Lesser Expenses

Doing online class within the house is less expensive

because they don’t need to think more about their everyday

expenses that they need such as allowances. This is one of

the advantages of having online class. Most especially, those

who have a stable internet at home as well as those who are

staying at their own place. As mentioned by Lagger,

 Line 42-44

“Online class is convenient in a way that you

don't need to leave your house for people lalo
na sa mga estudyanteng may internet connection
sa bahay nila.” (Online class is convenient in
a way that you don’t need to develop your house
for people, especially for those students who
have internet connection in their house.)

Docs also said that,

Line 151-153

“It is also money saving which is perhaps one

advantage to our parents as we no longer need
daily allowances as much as we did before.”

Mutetant added

Line 87-90

“Maybe the advantage for ODL is that sometimes

we have our self-paced learning and it is not
expensive learning at home, like I will not
think about my allowance already since I am at
my room learning and getting my needs at home.

TAB stated,

Line 43-46

“It is readily convenient because you can take

it at home. It has helped to learn self-
discipline; it helps to connect people
globally. It showed me that I can still learn
at home.”

E. Innovations
 Being in an online class was indeed challenging where

student nurses will engage themselves in difficult problems

especially that they don’t have enough materials or

equipment used in RD not only in RD but also on duty days

because it is virtual. Here, they become innovative. This

will use their imagination, creativity to improvise and come

up with a good output and how will they present it.

As Zoomy stated,

Line 46-49

“I was able to cope with these problems and

challenges by being innovative and resourceful
enough to address such things. Since I am
already at home, in the province, I would go to
our municipal library because of the fair
internet connection.”

The participant was asked about the advantages of

online distance learning during this pandemic and she

answered,

Line 72-73

“During this pandemic, online distance learning

has brought out many skills from within.
Because of the lack of equipment, I learned how
to be innovative”

Line 80-82
 “Then, from the positive outlook, I became more
creative because I am required to do things on
my own.”

Loader stated,

Line 58-59

“Sa RD naman, we future nurses should be

creative wherein we should improvise or make
ways for us to do the given tasks.”

Lappy stated,

Line 97-98

“Naging creative nga po kami pero lack po kami

sa experience” (We have been creative but we
lack experience.)

Line 160-161

“Regarding the skills, ODL helps me to become

more creative if we needed to improvise
materials for our RD and duty”

TAB said,

Line 42-44

“It is readily convenient because you can take

it at home. It has help to learn self-
discipline, it helps to connect people
globally. It showed me that I can still learn
at home.”

Options for Learning Success

 These are the alternatives preferences and

recommendations by the student nurses that help them in

enhancing effective learning during the course of online

distance learning. The identified sub-themes for this

emerging theme are, time-management, workloads, academic

service and building a positive mindset.

A. Time Management

These are the strategies of student nurses in managing

their time during online distance learning. Some of which is

by setting up their time through dividing their schedules

for school, personal matters and work at home.

Mutetant said that,

Line 115-117

“By setting my schedule in my calendar with

time. Also, I tend to post my activity with
the set of time and dates in front of my room,
in front of my table or even my notebook.”

Lappy also stated,

Line 44-48

“Ano lang siya, uhm sa totoo lang time

management and adjustment lang talaga yung
ginagawa ko tapos, for example may gagawin
tapos maglalaan ako sa kanya ng 30 minutes
tapos may gagawin akong household chores
maglalaan din ako doon ng 30 minutes para hindi
 ngay matambakan kasi minsan nakakafrustrate din
siya.” (Actually, time management and
adjustment are the things that I do. For
example, I will allocate 30 minutes to finish
my requirements and another 30 minutes for my
household chores. I do this to decrease my
workloads because sometimes, it’s frustrating
if there are a lot of pending activities for me
to do.)

Streamer added,

Line 86-88

“Usually, half day in the morning po ang klase

from 7:30 to 11:30AM po tapos sa hapon pahinga
lang, yung personal things ko po ganun them
assignments and activities sa gabi po ako
gumagawa” (Usually our class is 7:30 to 11:30
in the morning, break time in the afternoon,
and Assignments and Activities at night.)

She also added,

Line 69-72

"natutunan kong imanage yung time ng nursing

school at working hehe so ayun enjoy mo lang,
proper time management and know your
responsibilities and priorities ok ka na jan
wala nang problema hehe" (I learned to manage
my time in nursing school and my work so there,
I just enjoy. Proper time management and
knowing your responsibilities and priorities is
the key to resolve problems.)

GoSurfer verbalized,

Line 72-74

“I managed my time by adapting my previous time

management method which consists of waking up
 and sleeping early, by this way I can set my
priorities and finish assignments and other
activities.”

B. Course Workloads

These are the different school requirements and

activities given by the clinical instructors to the student

nurses to gauge their knowledge and understanding towards a

specific topic. Some of these activities are assignments,

quizzes, e-learning and examinations.

Some of the participants were requesting that the

workloads be decreased or to remove some of the activities.

Streamer requested that,

Line 101, 104-105

“Pwede po ba tanggalin yung e learning? Ang

tagal tagal nya kase kuya at padagdag sa mga
activities and assignments namin and any other
requirements pa” (Can they remove the e-
learning? It takes long to finish and it just
adds up to our activities, assignments and
other requirements).

When asked what he will recommend to improve the

students’ learning experiences, Loader mentioned that,

Line 90-92
 “They should not give exams at the same time,
such as e-learning, comprehension exam with the
lecture and skills exam because there is too
much information overload.”
GoSurfer also stated,

Line 78

“In my opinion I don’t think we need more

assignments.”

C. Academic Services

These are the academic services and support that the

school administration provides for the student nurses.

Participants have been through a lot of pressure, stress,

difficulties and disappointments but they are able handle

these challenges through the assistance and guidance of

their instructors giving them flexible educational

approaches or sources to help them hasten their learning,

catch up with their peers, meet learning standards, or

generally succeed in their enrolled courses.

Docs stated,

Line 106-108

“The best support that I have received from the

school administration is their openness to
 entertaining my questions regarding the e-
learnings and things like that.”

Mutetant stated,

Line 126-131

“For me since we really cannot have any face to

face as of the moment my main suggestion is
that be really flexible in terms of the
activity to be given to all the students and
that they should not bombarded us with
activities and mandate us on some webinars
instead they will focus on education and
imparting knowledge to us. That is my main
suggestion to our department, so that we will
meet half way indeed.”

D. Building Positive Mindset

Even though there are a lot of stressors during online

classes the participants tend to have a positive mindset and

stay calm whenever they are stressed. Adapting and coping

with the current changes is much healthier to the students’

health. As Docs stated,

Line 44-48

“To be honest, I choose to be optimistic about

the situation. I myself also had my fair share
of difficulties however I choose to do my part
as a student regardless of the everyday
stressors I had encountered. I simply complied
with the deadlines of activities, I attended my
classes as it should, and I took my exams on
time.”
She also added,

Line 51-54

“For now, one of my coping mechanisms in

response to the stress brought by the
challenges of online learning is I would watch
comedy movies. It’s a nice feeling to have a
good laugh and be able divert my attention from
reality even just for a while. I would also
listen to music.”

Zoomy also stated,

Line 64-66

“I managed to surface above the current problem

and tried to be more positive and think about
what good the online learning offers.”

TAB verbalized,

Line 83-87

“I recommend other student nurses to accept the

only learning because now there is nothing we
can do, take it easy with their instructor and
to do their requirements as required or to do
what is intended to do and building a positive
thinking habits because will help them to
achieve more.”
Lagger said,

Line 38-39
 “I guess, one thing that ODL taught me is to be
adaptive to changes which is good
characteristic or attitude of a nurse.”

GoSurf stated,

Line 59-60

“it was a new experience so I'm trying to get

used to it and learn how to use the online
work”

Discussion

The student nurses experienced different challenges and

problems while studying during this pandemic. However, they

were also able to identify positive influences of the current

learning system towards their student nurses’ lives. They

were able to state their own preferences and options which

may help improve their learning experiences. The online

learning is the new learning modality commonly implemented in

every school institution worldwide due to the spread of

COVID-19 virus and the closure of physical classes, online

learning through the use of several devices like computers,

laptops, tablets and mobile phones with internet access in

synchronous and asynchronous modalities of learning

environment become the most important alternative learning

methods (Selvanathan, Hussin, & Azazi, 2020). Through these

learning methods and platforms, student nurses have a freedom

in learning and get connected with their teachers anywhere

they want (Singh and Thurman, 2019). However, online learning

can be challenging to every student nurse who have limited

resources and accessibility to online learning. This may

cause problems, learning issues and disquiets which may

triggers the students to lose interest and motivation in

seeking knowledge but this challenge can lead to strengths

and values, and an opportunity to identify options for

learning success.

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the student nurses’

learning. In order to make learning effective, online study

was started by educational institutions such as that of the

University of the Cordilleras. Computers and the internet are

the basic requirements for online learning however, it has

its limitations including problems with internet access, poor

internet connection quality, and insufficient digital skills

of the respondents (Kaur & Sharma, 2020). Some of the

participants agreed that inadequate facilities such as lack

of computer, internet facility, were the major factors that

limited their engagement in online education. Similarly, poor

electricity service, unavailability and accessibility issues,

network issues, etc. also created lots of problems for

education during the COVID-19 lockdown. The finding is in

line with the assertion of (Onyema, Nwafor, Obafemi, Sen,

Atonye, Sharma & Alsayed, 2020) that COVID-19 pandemic

created multiple problems for the education sector leading to

decreased education opportunities for underprivileged

learners and those in rural areas.

Sometimes, a students’ environmental conditions are a

big factor in their learning. Other research findings

suggest that the physical environment can have such an

impact on students that it could affect a student’s academic

progress by as much as 25% (Warfield, 2016). Some of the

participants mentioned that their environmental situations

cause distractions during their learning and that they have

certain roles and responsibilities within their homes that

they have to perform. These as well as unexpected visitors

limit their focus and attention towards accomplishing their

school activities. This finding is similar to a study

conducted in India about the required essentialities of

online teaching-learning in education amid the pandemic and

it suggest that some of their female students accepted that

they did not have conducive learning environment at home and

they were assigned in household chores during the lockdown

period, consequently, their studies were adversely affected

and left them into dejection and despair (Mishraa, Gupta &

Shree, 2020).

Nurses’ competence is based on the knowledge and skills

taught to them. Nursing is a combination of theoretical and

practical learning experience that enables student nurses to

acquire knowledge, skills, and attitude for providing

nursing care. (Jamshidi, Mlazem, Sharif, Torabizadeh, and

Kalyani, 2016). However, since the pandemic happened,

clinical practice of nursing students in hospital, community

and school has been discontinued but is still done through

online distance learning. Students experienced hardships in

acquiring knowledge and skills due to inadequate

availability of materials and equipment to be used for their

clinical practice. Students prefer hands-on and actual

experience rather than relying on their concept of

imagination, in the internet and videos prepared by their

clinical instructors. Because nursing education consists

much of clinical practice, student nurses are concerned

about their being inadequate in clinical skills development.

It was determined that the students perceived moderate

levels of stress, especially today online learning (Hakime,

2020). In this study, our findings suggest that the COVID‐19

pandemic has definitely affected the stress levels of the

student nurses. In the literature, conducted studies with

nursing students have found that many factors such as giving

care to sick individuals, lack of self‐ confidence in

practical applications, insufficient support from

instructors, and communication problems with other health

professionals affect students' stress levels. The COVID‐19

pandemic has affected the entire world, and it has also

affected nursing students in different ways (Hakime Aslan &

Hatice Pekince, 2020). Our study found that the stress

levels of nursing students in UC have increased during this

online class pandemic. There were measures conducted to

address mental health problems of the students. This

includes webinars, mental health campaigns, as well as the

support and availability of school counsellors through the

different online platforms.

Most of the participants that we interviewed especially

those from levels two to four have more experience in stress

and anxiety with regards to the online learning. Students

from level one was able to describe their learning

experiences positively than students from levels two to

four. Contrary to the findings of the previous studies

conducted by Siritongthaworn, Dimmitt, Paul, Krairit (2006)

and Teo, Luan, Thammetar, Chattiwat (2011) which reported

that younger students tend to adapt to e-learning. One

factor that contributes to this finding is the difference in

curriculum of each year levels. Student nurses from levels

two to four have courses involving the nursing theories,

acquisition of skills and the incorporation of the two in

the practice setting (both in the hospital and community

setting). Such courses require the need of actual practice

and the use of laboratory sessions to further improve the

students’ knowledge and skills. However, with the lack of

face-to-face learning caused by the strategies to control

the pandemic, return demonstrations as well as clinical and

community duties were made available virtually.

Professional skills and application of knowledge in practice

was limited as verbalized by some of the participants in

this study.

However, in line with the ideas of Amir, Tanti,

Maharani, Wimardhani, Julia, Sulijaya & Puspitawati, 2020)

that this resulted in the lack of motoric skills

experiences, less chance of direct consultation with the

instructors and less practical assignments that were

normally served as the reinforcement to the theory class

Whereas, student nurses from level one are focused more on

theoretical courses containing basic medical knowledge and

skills which can be catered through pictures and video

representations.

Despite the challenges of student nurses during the

online distance learning, students find ways to manage their

time staying at home, continues access to online activities

using different online educational platforms to help them

easier, learning at their own pace, and comfortable

surroundings (Baczek, Szpringer, Jaroszynski, Kaplon, 2020).

Through it, students develop personal growth in which they

become creative, and innovative (Luis, Miguel, Dos, &

Santos, 2020). Learning online can contribute to goal-

setting behaviors and self-discipline (Halupa, 2016).

According to the University of Leicester, enterprise skills

are a key skill a person needs in life as motivation,

initiative, creativity, individuality, and strategic

thinking. Online education has its roots in distance

education and the emergence of digital technologies that

facilitate the efficient and reliable source

(Onlineeducation.com, 2020). Online learning provides

students in rural and other areas in more diverse

educational experiences. In addition, with the advent of the

internet information is widely available for today’s youth

with just a few keystrokes, but it is important to take note

to balance technology use with other activities that promote

relationships, creativity and development. Because excessive

use can negatively impact physical, mental, emotional, and

social development of youth (Halupa, 2016).

In order to make effective learning, and to overcome

the hurdles of online study, there should be a proper time

schedule, adequate network facilities, effective student-

teacher interaction activities, sufficient educational

learning materials etc. It would be important to improve the

interaction between teachers and parents, improve online

learning, provide better explanations for assignments, and

clarify student assessment methods. (Zamira Hayenesi Duraku,

Linda Hoxha, 2020). Hence, student’s perception regarding

online learning not only will help to assess pedagogical

approach but also helps the institutions to prepare internet

based online education delivery which will be beneficial for

students during pandemics such as COVID-19 or emergency

situations.

This study was able to present important findings that

help in exploring the learning experiences of the student

nurses in the University of the Cordilleras during COVID-19

Pandemic. However, this is consistent with what has been

found in previous studies where it also has its own

limitations.

Synthesis

There are varied learning experiences based on the

personal insights of student nurses in obtaining nursing

education and it also differs depending on the prominence of

the student that practically, not all students are blessed

and have the full access to everything that they need during

this online distance learning system. There are a lot of

learning problems and challenges that we researchers

experience the same that affects us physically,

psychologically and some are challenged emotionally that

affects in performing our tasks and to surpass the current

state of student nurses learning because of COVID-19

Pandemic.

Online distance learning is not a joke, it has many

disadvantages to all student nurses during this pandemic

especially to those who are currently living in different

geographical locations where connectivity and access is an

issue. It is worthy to note that it's been almost a year

that we are studying through online and it is very difficult

for us especially that we have an unstable internet

connection and access, limited technology, no comfortable

place or environment to stay while studying and very noisy

surroundings. Because of this research we are able to learn,

understand, and explore varied experiences from student

nurses and that we are not only the one who are having

learning difficulties in terms of studying and acclimating

to this flexible online learning as a new and innovative way

of learning. With the findings we as student nurses learned

to start and continue embracing the change of the new normal

as it is the unexpected and inevitable effect of COVID-19

Pandemic with positive attitude and creative thinking.