Self-efficacy, uncertainty and anxiety among nursing graduates in response to licensing test postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed-methods study.

A significant crisis like a pandemic is accompanied by acute cognitive burden and stressful emotional experiences and creates an unconventional situation that requires unusual solutions. Granting a temporary permit for employment as a nurse following the postponement of a licensing test contributed to the ability of nursing graduates to cope with the situation. Policies to deal with similar situations in the future emergencies should be developed and implemented.