NURSING STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION AND ATTITUDE TOWARD ONLINE LEARNING OF MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING COURSES DURING COVID-19 ERA.
Abstract
Background: Teaching has been impacted by the COVID-19 epidemic in several universities, particularly nursing faculties. During the epidemic, electronic learning (e-learning) replaced traditional classroom instruction as the primary approach. After a semester of solely online instruction, a survey was carried out to ascertain nursing students' opinions of this kind of education. Aim: This study aimed to assess nursing students’ perception and attitude toward online learning of medical-surgical nursing courses during COVID-19 era. Subject and Methods: A cross-sectional design was used. It was conducted on all students' faculty of nursing at Suez Canal University. As a convenient sample, 432 students participated. The data were collected via an electronic survey from February to May 2021. The survey assessed nursing students’ demographic features, nursing students’ perception and attitude on online learning of medical-surgical nursing courses during COVID-19 era. Results: The findings of this study revealed that 63.4% of the studied students were aged between 17-20 years. Moreover, 69.7% of the participated students had the correct level of perception with hearing about distance learning before you start studying through it. Also, about 52.1% of students disagreed with participation of students by E-learning is more effective than with the lecturer, compared with 17.8% in traditions learning. Conclusions: There was a statistically significant correlation between the studied students’ point of view is distance education and traditional education with P value<0.05. Furthermore, there are multiple challenges to E-learning compared to traditional learning. Recommendations: This study supports the necessity for in-service training courses to be continuous for nursing students to promote their level of perception, attitude, and challenges of e-learning. Facilitating technical barriers with programs that can enhance practical learning abilities, e-learning can be a vital alternative teaching method and learning methods in the nursing field.
