Investigating Nursing Students’ Satisfaction With the Quality of Courses and Virtual Learning During the Covid-19 Pandemic in 2020-2021

Abstract

Education in medical sciences, including nursing, has encountered numerous challenges following the worldwide outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Additionally, students’ satisfaction with the methods of instruction can be accompanied by improved learning outcomes. This study aimed to investigate the nursing students’ satisfaction with the quality of courses (SQC) and satisfaction with virtual learning (SVL) during the COVID-19 pandemic. This cross-sectional study was conducted at a nursing school (105 nursing students) in Tehran,Iran, in the first semester of 2020-2021. The individual characteristics questionnaire, the Course Experience Questionnaire (CEQ), and the e-Learning Satisfaction Questionnaire (e-LSQ) were used for data collection. More than 88% of the nursing students were satisfied with the quality of the courses. The level of SVL in 57.1% of them was moderate. Among the individual variables, only the academic semester was regarded as a predictor of SQC (p=0.025). There was no significant relationship between the dimensions and the total score of CEQ with students’ academic achievement (p<0.05). Additionally, all the CEQ dimensions were significant predictors of the nursing students’ SQC (p<0.001). Given the unknown time of eradicating COVID-19, it is necessary to adopt appropriate policies and perform proper planning to continue better nursing education and increase student satisfaction.

Nursing Students’ Satisfaction with Online Learning Experiences During Covid-19 Pandemic at Albaha University, Saudi Arabia

“…On the other hand, the current study contradicts findings with other studies, which showed students are dissatisfied with online learning [24]. Another study conducted in Iran showed that more than 88% of nursing students were satisfied with online learning [25]; furthermore, findings from the study conducted in Iran showed that universities were not completely successful in satisfying students in online learning [26].…”

Exploring perceived stress from caring for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients in nurses: a qualitative study

“…In all of these epidemics, high prevalence and high mortality rates caused a crisis (Chan et al, 2013; Tian et al, 2020). In fact, being drawn against an unknown and health-threatening situation can cause stress (Farsi et al, 2021). In contrast, knowing about the disease makes us less stressed on the face of it, but unfortunately, we did not know this at the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak (Grech, 2020).…”

“…The World Health Organisation has declared COVID-19 as a 'public health emergency of international concern' (Limcaoco et al, 2020). Two confirmed cases were reported in Qom, Iran, on 19 February 2020, and the government imposed suppression of people movement and lockdown in all the provinces after confirming new cases (Farsi et al, 2021). This condition led to the instability of many standard procedures worldwide, forcing nations into considerable burdens in socioeconomic, healthcare, political and educational domains (Farsi et al, 2021).…”

“…Two confirmed cases were reported in Qom, Iran, on 19 February 2020, and the government imposed suppression of people movement and lockdown in all the provinces after confirming new cases (Farsi et al, 2021). This condition led to the instability of many standard procedures worldwide, forcing nations into considerable burdens in socioeconomic, healthcare, political and educational domains (Farsi et al, 2021). The evidence showed that the coronavirus pandemic has increased the level of perceived stress among people around the world (Bo et al, 2020;Greenberg et al, 2020;Limcaoco et al, 2020;Mukhtar, 2020;Roy et al, 2020).…”

Comparison of the effect of parenting education through multimedia and social media on parenting stress of nurses in COVID Pandemic

“…On the other hand, the COVID pandemic has many economic, social, and cultural outcomes in all aspects of the life of the people worldwide, including education (21). Virtual training has received a lot of attention during the COVID pandemic (22,23). The use of radio, podcasts, television, and online education are the best ways of virtual learning (24).…”