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The attitude of Nursing Students towards E-Learning in Karachi

. Naintara Jannat Ali, Madiha Jannat Ali & Saniya Anwar Ghulam Haider


Abstract

Introduction:

Educational technology is essential in the modern era for creating chances and offering solutions, like online instruction for students. This study aims to measure the attitude of nursing students toward e-learning technologies and assess the positive and negative association of factors involved in enhanced understanding for the opposite result to recommend the nursing institute of future planning on e-learning methods.

Methodology:

This is a prospective, cross-sectional study conducted in private nursing institutes of Karachi. Students who are not involved in e-learning methods or who have taken a single session of e-learning were excluded from the study. Statistical package of social science version 22 was used for analysis, for independent variables frequencies and percentages were analyzed. Mean ± standard deviation was used to report descriptive data. A P-value of < 0.05 was considered significant.

Results:

The mean age of study participants was 26.78 ± 5.9 years, a maximum number of participants indicated good access with 99 (55.6%), while the most frequently used mode for e-learning was reportedly mobile with 123 (69.1%). The highest frequency was reported of neutral attitudes with 131 (73.6%) of participants while negative attitudes were indicated by 36 (20.2%) and positive attitudes were reported by only 11 (6.2%) of students. A significant association was recorded in intention to adopt e-learning (0.05) Ease of learning (0.04) and e-distance use of e-learning (0.01).

Conclusion:

The nursing educational system should make use of e-learning improvement programs that are more user-friendly and technically sound, allowing for the effective and efficient execution of virtual experiences of practical sessions.

KEYWORDS: e-learning, perspective, attitude, nursing education Bachelor of Science Nursing, Post Nursing diploma Bachelor of Science Nursing

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