Popi Sopiah, Novita Alviani, Heri Ridwan, Sri Wulan Lindasari, Reni Nuryani
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has influenced the clinical learning process and experience of nursing students, which triggered their anxieties about careers. Therefore, this study aims to describe the level of anxiety of nursing students about careers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: This descriptive study was conducted using a surveyed design with 99 nursing students as respondents. The data were collected through online anxiety career questionnaires and the level of anxiety about a career was used as a variable. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as mean, standard deviation, and distribution frequencies by Microsoft Excel. Results: The study discovered that 45 respondents had a moderate level of anxiety about careers during the pandemic. Furthermore, approximately 61% of the respondents aged 21 years have this characteristic, and most of them were female, namely 85 respondents (84.2%), with the majority of the population of Sumedang being 92 respondents (91.1%). Conclusion: Learning during the COVID-19 pandemic influenced the anxiety of nursing students about careers. The effort of the universities to increase the students’ clinical skills competence such as internship programs, provided an understanding of the job prospects and careers that are needed to reduce anxiety. © 2022 UPM Press. All rights reserved.
Nursing Program of Study, Sumedang Campus of UPI, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Bandung, 45322, Indonesia
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