Ethics approval and consent to participate
The study protocol was approved by the Service Provider for the Education Sector (SIKT, reference 305866). Study permission was obtained from the head of the nursing study program at the Department of Health and Nursing Sciences at the University of Agder, the Faculty Ethics Committee at the University of Agder, the head of the nursing study program at the Department of Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology. The participants were informed both in writing and orally of their rights, the study’s purpose, and that they had to provide consent to participate. The participants were given opportunity to ask questions and seek clarifications before providing their consent. Informed consent was obtained from all students participating in the study. All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations to ensure ethics and data security.