Background: The learning process for nurses, including internships, was affected during the COVID-19 pandemic, which may have made the nurse internship program more challenging and stressful for participants. Therefore, it is significant to explore the experiences of nurse interns during COVID-19. Aim: This study aimed to explore Saudi nurse interns’ field experiences during the pandemic. Design: The study utilised descriptive phenomenological qualitative research and a thematic approach. Methods: A total of 19 nurse interns participated in the study, which was conducted in Saudi Arabia. Participants undertook an internship program at different government hospitals in five cities in Saudi Arabia. Unstructured individual interviews were conducted to gather data from the participants. Results: The findings revealed five themes: being passionate, lacking knowledge and skills, being concerned about their families, being cautious, and being unoriented. Conclusion: The study findings document that the struggles of nurse interns in their internship programs during COVID-19 were related to their lack of knowledge, their family, and the working environment.

Background: The effects of COVID-19 on the attitude of student nurses toward the nursing profession remain unclear because few studies have been conducted on this topic. Thus, this study examines the influence of the psychological effects of COVID-19 on student nurses’ attitudes toward the nursing profession and their desire to become nurses. Method: The study utilised a quantitative, cross-sectional, and observational design. It surveyed a convenience sample of 726 student nurses in Saudi Arabia during the first semester of the 2021–2022 academic year. Results: The students reported low levels of COVID-19 fear, anxiety, stress, phobia, and obsession. The students reported positive attitudes toward the nursing profession and 86.0% highlighted their desire to continue with nursing as their future profession. Gender, knowing someone infected with COVID-19, confidence in the government’s pandemic response, fear, anxiety, and phobia were significant predictors of the nurses’ attitudes. Community, family members in the profession, “COVID-19-related anxiety”, and “preference for the nursing profession” were significant predictors of the student’s desire to continue nursing. Conclusions: Living in a rural community, having family members in the nursing profession, having low levels of COVID-19-related anxiety, and having positive attitudes toward nursing increased the likelihood of nursing students continuing their nursing careers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Purpose: This study examines the association of readiness for interprofessional education on nursing students' caring behavior and compassion competence. Method: This study is a cross-sectional descriptive study. The Interprofessional Readiness Scale, Caring Behavior Scale, and Compassion Competence Scale (Arabic version) were used to collect data. Data were analyzed using T-test, F-test, Spearman Rho, and multiple regression analysis. A total of 417 nursing students participated in the study using convenience sampling. Result: The study found that student nurses have highly perceived interprofessional education, caring behavior, and compassion competence. The study result shows that interprofessional education influences student nurses' caring behavior and compassion competency. The factors that influence interprofessional education are gender and student general percentage average. The respondents' residence influences their caring behavior, while gender influences the compassion competence of student nurses. Discussion: These results suggest that interprofessional education is a crucial factor in promoting positive characteristics and skills among student nurses, and further research should be conducted to determine the best methods for incorporating interprofessional education into nursing programs.

Introduction: Clinical supervision is an essential component of nursing education. Ethical sensitivity and compassion competence are critical components to develop among nursing students to ensure patient-centered nursing care. Aim: This study aimed to determine clinical supervision, ethical sensitivity, and compassion competence among student nurses and its influencing factors. Also, it determined the influence of clinical supervision and ethical sensitivity on compassion competence. Method: This study utilized a descriptive quantitative cross-sectional correlation design. Data were collected from 452 nursing students from August 2022 to January 2023 using convenient sampling. The "Clinical Supervision Evaluation Questionnaire," the "Ethical Sensitivity Questionnaire for Nursing Students," and the "Compassion Competence Scale Arabic version" were used. The study employed multiple regression analysis to examine the influence of clinical supervision and ethical sensitivity on compassion competence. Results: The students’ overall mean on “Clinical supervision,” “Ethical sensitivity,” and “Compassion competence” was 4.06 (SD = 0.77), 3.66 (SD = 0.50), and 4.21 (SD = 0.72), respectively. The analysis revealed a weak and positive correlation between the students’ age and clinical supervision perception (r = 0.20, p < .001). A unit increase in the mean scores of “Process” and “Impact” was associated with 0.17 (p = .001, 95% CI = 0.07, 0.26) and 0.20 (p < .001, 95% CI = 0.14, 0.27) unit increase in the “Ethical sensitivity” mean scores. Female students had higher levels of compassion competence than men (β = 0.15, p < .001, 95% CI = 0.08, 0.22). A unit increase in the mean scores in “Process,” “Impact,” “and Ethical sensitivity” were linked to 0.42 (p < .001, 95% CI = 0.33, 0.51), 0.12 (p < .001, 95% CI = 0.06, 0.18), and 0.38 (p < .001, 95% CI = 0.30, 0.47) unit increase in the compassion competence mean score. Conclusion: The connection between compassion competence among nursing students and the ethical sensitivity of the healthcare profession is inherent. Nursing students who comprehend ethical considerations are more likely to demonstrate compassion. Student nurses' perceptions of clinical supervision, ethical sensitivity, and compassionate competence vary. Factors that affect the student nurses' perception of ethical sensitivity are gender, academic level, and clinical supervision.

This multi-disciplinary, cross-sectional, and descriptive study investigated health care students’ face mask use knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) and social distancing attitudes. The study was carried out from October to December 2021 and surveyed 543 health care students selected via convenience sampling from the three Shaqra University campuses in Saudi Arabia. Standard multiple linear regressions were conducted on face mask use KAP and social distancing attitude to identify their significant associated factors. The students in this study had poor knowledge and a neutral attitude towards and modest use practices of face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. Being female, being a nursing student, and having greater self-reported COVID-19-prevention knowledge were related to higher levels of face mask use knowledge. Having higher face mask use knowledge was linked to better attitude and practice. Knowledge of COVID-19 and its prevention and decreased COVID-19 risk perception were associated with better face mask use practices. The students had more positive than negative attitudes toward social distancing. Having known someone who was infected by the virus, lower risk perception, and better face mask use practices were associated with more positive social distancing attitudes. The findings imply the need to ensure that future health care practitioners are knowledgeable, have a positive attitude and good practices concerning face mask use, and have positive attitudes toward social distancing. The study implications are relevant for health care education in Saudi Arabia and elsewhere.

Purpose. This study assessed the psychometric properties of the Students' Attitudes Towards Sexual Health- Arabic Version (SA-SH-A) among student nurses. Methods. The study utilized a quantitative, methodological approach. A convenience sample of 267 nursing students in one university situated in the central region of Saudi Arabia. The study used face-to-face surveys to collect data from November 2021 to August 2022. For content validity, the item-level content and scale-level content validity indices were applied following the averaging method. Researchers used Cronbach's alpha (α) to measure the reliability, and analysis of the principal component with the varimax rotation was employed for construct validity. Results. Two distinct components (Feelings of comfortableness and Fear of negative influence on client relations) were revealed in the factor analysis, explaining 63.2% of the variance. The 15-item SA-SH-A’s overall Cronbach's α is 0.92, with two components ranging from 0.84 to 0.93. Conclusion. The SA-SH-A has an acceptable content and construct psychometric properties. This tool can be utilized to accurately assess nursing students' attitudes toward sexual health in Saudi Arabia. By enabling nursing students to self-report their attitudes toward sexual health, this tool promotes culturally sensitive, patient-centered care. It guides nursing schools in preparing students to address sexual health with Cultural awareness facilitates standardized data collection for cross-cultural research. As a culturally appropriate instrument, it also serves as a reference for future researchers developing similar tools in Arabic, enhancing nursing education and practice.