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Peer Review

COVID 19: A Global Shift in Family Nursing Practice

Reviewed:

Sep 2, 2026 by Health Sciences
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Ratings

Overall Rating: 4.8 stars
Content Quality: 5.0 stars
Effectiveness: 4.8 stars
Ease of Use: 4.8 stars
Overview:

  • Nurses share 21 short stories about their lived experiences during the pandemic from around the world. 
Type of Material:

  • Open (Access) Textbook

 

Recommended Uses:

  • Can be used in each of these ways- in class with lecture, group discussions, in homework assignments for self-reflection.
  • The stories shared can be used to share situations and scaffold critical thinking of situations such as staffing shortage, increased work hours and workloads, lack of PPE and resources, considerations for communication alternatives, importance of verbal communication, and change management (as examples).
Technical Requirements:

  • Internet access
  • Web browser
Identify Major Learning Goals:

There are no specific learning goals identified in the book or book chapters. The overall learning goals could be: 

The learner will: 

  • Describe how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted family nursing practice across global settings.
  • Reflect on family nursing care during a global health crisis. 
  • Compare pandemic experiences of family nurses from various countries. 
Target Student Population:

  • College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional
  • Disciplines: Health Sciences/Nursing,  ADN and BSN Programs
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:

  • Basic computer skills. This content is accessibility compliant. 

Content Quality

Rating:
Strengths:

  • Covid-19 posed rapid change with uncertainty. This was evident from the global situation, communicated to different degrees based on the family nurse practice sharing. There were multiple shared strengths and lessons learned supporting the value of the nursing profession.
  • Many individuals reported very similar effects on family dynamics, demonstrating the pandemic's global impact.
  • The content is published in the languages of the country each chapter is from. 
Concerns:

  • One Reference from 2016, otherwise current references.

Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool

Rating:
Strengths:

  • Demonstrated ethnology- lived experiences and the need to alter care delivery to prioritize strong family nursing practices and engagement of loved ones in the care delivery models.
  • Applicable to many different class assignments such as reading assignments, including reflection questions for the end of the week; Leadership scenarios of how they could best address the identified issues in an advocacy, empathetic, and trusting manner
  • Students can gain an understanding of nursing challenges and perspectives during pandemics worldwide. 
Concerns:

  • There are no learning goals/objectives specifically stated.

Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty

Rating:
Strengths:

  • The format is consistent and has visuals to enhance learning.
  • The site is easy to navigate.
  • Images include alt text.
  • Text is selectable.
  • Sequential headings are set up for screen readers.
Concerns:

  • There were no global instructions for the design and use of the stories.
  • An activity could be assigned by the instructor for the course that is using the content.
Other Issues and Comments:

A strong variety of practitioners' personal stories to demonstrate the need for changes and the sustainability of changes in family nursing practice resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Thank you for your scholarship!

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