Botma, YvonneHeyns, TanyaFilmalter, Cecilia JacobaNyoni, C.2022-01-272022-01-272021-09Botma, Y., Heyns, T., Filmalter, C. et al. 2021, 'WhatsApp as a support strategy for emergency nursing students during the COVID‑19 pandemic', African Journal of Health Professions Education, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 176-178.2078-5127 (online)10.7196/AJHPE.2021.v13i3.1517http://hdl.handle.net/2263/83464Thirty-four registered nurses enrolled for the postgraduate emergency nursing programme at the Department of Nursing Science at a university in South Africa (SA), starting in February 2020. The programme consists of a theoretical and a practical component. Typically, learning and teaching occur through face-to-face contact for four hours per week in the classroom, and work-integrated learning (WIL) comprises 32 hours per week. The lecturer and clinical facilitators accompany students in an emergency department for at least three hours per week for ~28 academic weeks. Students have specific clinical learning outcomes to master during the WIL. On 15 March 2020, the SA Government declared a national state of emergency in respect of the COVID‑19 pandemic. Tertiary education activities came to a halt and face-to-face contact was replaced with online activities – a new challenge for both students and lecturer.en© 2021 Authors. This journal is protected by a Creative Commons Attribution - NonCommercial Works License (CC BY-NC 3.0).NursesProgrammeCOVID‑19 pandemicEmergency departmentCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)WhatsAppSouth Africa (SA)Article