EXPERIENCES OF POST -GRADUATE NURSE STUDENTS REGARDING ONLINE LEARNING DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Poly Rani Kundu*, Ambia Khatun, Most. China Khatun, Dr. S. M. Khusbul Jannat, Sharmin Sultana and Suniti Halder
ABSTRACT
Background: The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a sudden transition to online learning. However, this new platform presented many challenges for students especially for nursing education programs which are traditionally conducted in a face-to-face learning environment. Objective: To assess the experiences of post-graduate nurse students regarding online learning during COVID-19 Pandemic. Methods: This descriptive type of cross-sectional study was conducted among 346 respondents from four institutions of Dhaka city from January to December 2021. Respondents were enrolled in the study using convenient sampling technique. Data was collected by face to face interview with a semi-structured questionnaire. Results: The mean age of the respondents was 38.3 ±6.0 years. Among the 346 respondents, 82.7% were from urban areas and 88.4% were from private institution. During COVID-19 pandemic, exploring the advantages of online learning 86.1% stated that it always saved time, 85.5% always found it effective way of learning, 80.3% always enjoyed it, 91.9% stated that it always saved transportation cost. However, 34.1% stated that on line learning was not a substitute of traditional learning. One third respondents 32.4% had physical problems during online learning. Conclusion: Post-graduate nurse students had positive experience of online learning in the field of flexible time schedule, comfortable, time saving, cost effective, updated, effective way of learning carried out amidst COVID-19 pandemic.
Keywords: Experiences, Post-graduate nurse students, Public institution, Private institution, online learning, Technological skill.
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