However, the COVID-19 pandemic compelled nursing educational institutions worldwide to transfer to novel technological solutions for educational service delivery, thereby galvanizing longstanding trends and requirements for updated learning formats appropriate for the 21st century (Syakur et al., 2020). In response to this challenge, a blended learning online format was designed to address immediate needs while maintaining the required quality of learning outcomes, with the ultimate goal of producing genuinely qualified nursing professionals who can effectively apply their learning when deployed in real clinical settings after graduation.ĭespite the rapid technological changes and developments, the design of a blended curriculum in the 21 st century has been a faltering and often unsuccessful process. In Thailand, the teaching and learning of surgical nursing suffered as COVID-19 restrictions prevented students from practicing in surgical wards with their instructors during their practicum (Thai Ministry of Public Health, 2021).
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant global impact on education, with healthcare education being one of the areas severely affected (Tipon et al., 2022).
