Attitude of UG nursing students towards exclusive online teaching during the pandemic: A web-based multi-centric approach

Author Name: Lt Col Indira Das1 and Brig. S Gita2

Volume: 02/01

Country: India

DOI NO.: 11.2023-61555522 DOI Link: https://doi-ds.org/doilink/02.2024-89559812/GIJNR%20%20

Affiliation:

1. Professor & HOD, Dept of Mental Health Nursing, Command Hospital, Lucknow, India.
2. Professor and Principal, CON, AFMC, Pune, India.

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Advancement in Information Technology (IT) gave wings to education. Apart from the innovativeness of teaching involving multimedia, the basic need to impart education online was multiplied because of lockdown during pandemic. But professional courses like Nursing, where hands-on skill is a mandatory requirement, the receptiveness of students for exclusive online teaching is questionable. This study aimed to find out the attitude of nursing students towards exclusive online teaching in four different Nursing Colleges in different parts of the country with a scope of continuing nursing education in future pandemics. Methodology: A descriptive web-based multi-centric cross-sectional study was conducted among BSc and PB BSc Nursing students with a sample size of 250. The tool consists of 8 items to assess demographic variables and self-constructed 12 satisfiers and 12 dis-satisfiers conceptualized on Herzberg’s Motivational Theory to assess the attitude against a 5-point Likert scale. Results: The majority (47.2%) of the participants were in their early 20s and 28% of the respondents were in 1st Year BSc Nursing. 67.2% had a positive attitude towards exclusive online teaching. 71.54% reported recording facility, followed by reinforcement (69.96%), ease of taking notes, innovative videos for new learning, and feasibility were other important satisfiers reported by 65.21%. Whereas, more than 91% reported lack of clinical experience and losing efficiency in already learned nursing procedures were important dis-satisfiers, followed by lack of physical presence of teacher (78.26%). Conclusion: The attitude of UG Nursing students towards exclusive online teaching is positive because of recording and reinforcing facilities. However physical presence of a teacher and the honing of practical skills through learning by doing needs to be emphasized.

Key words: Structured Teaching Programme, Knowledge, Practice and WHO Modified Partograph.