Exploring challenges and facilitators to E-learning based Education of nursing students during Covid-19 pandemic: a qualitative study

BMC Nursing

Research

Tahereh Yaghoubi¹  Fereshteh Araghian Mojarad¹  Ali Hesamzadeh² 

[1] Traditional and Complementary Medicine Research Center, Addiction Research Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran;Traditional and Complementary Medicine Research Center, Addiction Research Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran;Behshahr Faculty of Nursing, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Behshahr, Iran;

关键词: Challenges;    Facilitators;    e-learning;    Nursing students;    COVID-19;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12912-023-01430-6

 received in 2022-12-03, accepted in 2023-08-04,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a shift to e-learning and online education in educational and learning processes. Research has shown that nursing students who are satisfied with e-learning tend to have better learning outcomes. Therefore, this qualitative study aimed to explore the challenges and facilitators of e-learning for nursing students during the pandemic.MethodsThis qualitative study utilized a content analysis approach. Sixteen participants with nursing education experience were purposively selected and interviewed using a semi-structured format. The data collected were analyzed using the conventional qualitative content analysis approach.ResultsThrough data analysis, two main categories were identified: e-learning challenges and facilitators. The e-learning challenges included subcategories such as inexperienced teachers, ineffective learning, academic cheating, system problems, and inappropriate evaluation. The facilitators included subcategories such as improving education, and promoting online exams.ConclusionsWhile e-learning was adopted as a substitute for in-person education during the COVID-19 pandemic, its implementation involves both challenges and facilitators. By addressing the challenges and optimizing the facilitators of e-learning, nursing schools can successfully adapt to this new mode of education in the post-pandemic era and provide high-quality education to their students.

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