Clinical practice during the COVID-19 epidemic

Uvod: Naše življenje se je od marca 2020 spremenilo, saj se je tudi pri nas začela širiti bolezen COVID-19, ki jo povzroča virus SARS-CoV-2. Za zajezitev bolezni so se pričeli izvajati številni ukrepi. Med njimi je bilo tudi zaprtje izobraževalnih ustanov in prenehanje izvajanja prakse. Študentje so se pričeli izobraževati na daljavo. Čez čas so lahko pričeli izvajati tudi klinično prakso, vendar pod drugačnimi pogoji, kot so bili vajeni. Namen: Ugotoviti, kako se študentje spopadajo s klinično prakso, natančneje, kako so zadovoljni z organizacijo, odnosi, delovnim časom ter potekom dela, kako to vpliva nanje na čustvenem področju, in kako se opravljanje klinične prakse v tem času razlikuje z opravljanjem klinične prakse v prejšnjih letih. Metode dela: Deskriptivna metoda s pregledom literature. Druga metoda je bila kvantitativna z izvedbo spletnega vprašalnika. Vprašalnik so reševali študentje 3. letnika študijskega programa Radiološka tehnologija. Rezultati in razprava: Ugotovili smo, da so študentje v času epidemije na klinični praksi več časa namenili higieni, razkuževanju in uporabi higienskih zaščitnih sredstev (zaščitne maske, rokavice) kot v prejšnjih letih. Med klinično prakso v času epidemije so občutili strah pred okužbo zase in za svoje bližnje, da jih ne bi okužili. Prav tako so jih spremljala tudi nekatera druga negativna čustva, kot so: ogroženost, utesnjenost, zaskrbljenost in manj sproščenosti v primerjavi s prakso pred epidemijo COVID-19.Introduction: Our lives have changed since March 2020, as the disease COVID-19, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, started to spread in our country as well. A number of measures have been taken to contain the disease. Among them was the closure of educational institutions and the cessation of internships. Students began with distance education. Over time, however, they were also able to begin clinical practice, but under different conditions than they were used to. Purpose: To find out how students cope with the practice, more precisely how satisfied they are with the organization, relationships, working hours and workflow, how it affects them emotionally and how performing clinical practice at this time differs from doing clinical practice in previous years. Methods of work: Descriptive method with literature review. The second method was quantitative by conducting an online questionnaire. The questionnaire was completed by 3rd year students of the Radiological Technology study program. Results and discussion: We found that during the epidemic, students in clinical practice spent more time on hygiene, disinfection and the use of hygienic protective equipment (protective masks, gloves) than in previous years. During clinical practice during the epidemic, they felt a fear of infection for themselves and their loved ones so as not to infect them. They were also accompanied by some other negative emotions such as: endangerment, anxiety, concern and less relaxation compared to the practice before the COVID-19 epidemic