Since the Covid-19 pandemic started, we all transitioned to online educations. I am a nursing student in my second last semester. The transition of classes and lectures went well, and I did not fall behind my program curriculum, which I believe essential for every nursing student. The hardest part was the lack of social interaction with my peers and professors. I believe everyone has difficulties with social isolation during this “new normal” life. The biggest concern for me was the lack of real clinical experience, which is an essential part of the training. We transitioned to online virtual simulation. Our instructors have done an outstanding job of providing us with useful resources that helped us continue developing and learning critical thinking and decision making skills via virtual experience. However, it is still not the same experience as when you face-to-face with your patient. I hope that healthcare institutions will look for us and provide novice nurses with comprehensive orientation training to compensate for disrupted clinical experience.

Transitioning to remote learning was difficult to accept but understandable. COVID-19 has impacted us all in one or more ways, either physically, mentally, or financially. I was grateful for the resources we were provided. Virtual simulations gave us the opportunity to interact with a variety of clinical scenarios and expand on our critical thinking. I was also blessed with amazing clinical professors who continued to show their passion during a difficult time and engage with us to make the most out of our virtual clinical experience.