Nursing students adjust to training during a pandemic

Reporter: Nicole Gabe Writer: Joey Pellegrino
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FGCU nursing student attending to a dummy. Credit: WINK News

The medical field is changing, and that includes nursing school. Nursing students have to make serious changes to the way they learn, mostly consisting of online classes. But while many students across the U.S. are experiencing online classes, it’s especially important for our future nurses to get hands-on experience.

At Florida Gulf Coast University, all classes are online except for simulation and labs, because that experience is still required in order to graduate and work during the pandemic.  While it’s challenging, one student says he hopes these challenges inspire others to take on the profession.

“I believe nurses right now are showing great resilience and showing that challenges may be thrown our way, but we can overcome them,” said David Reyes-Marqutti.

And he is doing just that. Reyes-Marqutti says he’s starting his job as a nurse in the coming weeks, and that he’s excited to get started on the frontlines.

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