The purpose of this qualitative descriptive case study was to explore how recent nursing graduates understand and describe their online clinical experience during the COVID-19 pandemic and examine perceptions of the impact on their preparedness for transitioning into professional practice. The problem addressed was the closure of clinical sites to nursing students' clinical education during the COVID-19 pandemic and perceptions of the impact of changing to online clinical education on the preparation and transition of new graduate nurses entering professional practice. The two identified research questions focused on the perceptions of the recent graduates' experiences with their online clinical education in preparing them to transition to professional clinical practice. The conceptual framework which guided the study was the KublerRoss model of grief and Duchscher's transition theory. The nine participants for this study were new graduate nurses who participated in online nursing clinical education during March 2020 and Spring 2021. The data were collected through a Qualtrics survey and semi-structured interviews conducted by Zoom. The data analysis yielded four themes, Development of Knowledge, Experiences, Emotions, and Outside Influences. Four recommendations for practice evolved. Professional development is needed to debrief clinical scenarios and develop a plan to understand student populations and technology knowledge, education for faculty on virtual technology, and the need for faculty to work with providers of virtual simulation technology to improve the realism of the clinical scenarios. Recommendations for future research include further investigation into virtual versus in-person clinical education and the perceptions of the new graduates and experienced nurses. Additionally, a more extensive study population could yield further insight into online nursing clinical education, and which aspects prepare the new graduate nurse for the transition to professional practice. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]