THE EFFECTS OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON SOCIAL AND ACADEMIC LIVES OF NURSE ACADEMICIANS

OpenAlex İngilizce

Aim: This study aims to examine the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on nurse academicians' social and academic lives. Method: This descriptive research study was carried out with 102 nurse academicians between June and July 2020. A form that includes 50 questions about the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on academicians' social and academic lives and which was developed by the researchers was used to collect data. The study data were collected via online Google-based data collection forms. The data were analyzed through descriptive statistics and chi-square test using SPSS 21.0 statistics package program. Ethics committee approval was obtained before starting the study. Results: The results revealed that during the pandemic period, male academicians have researched about different data collection methods related to their field more compared to female academicians, they have benefitted more from the free training programs offered by world-renowned universities to improve themselves, and they have been more flexible in matters such as waking up late and going to bed late because they do not have to go to work. The academicians who had children had the opportunity to spend more time with their families during this process, and their communication with family members has changed positively (p