A STUDY TO ASSESS THE IMPACT OF ONLINE CLASSES DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC AMONG NURSING STUDENTS

Author Name: 1. Mrs. Rossily Nirmal 2. Ms. Neha Singh 3. Ms. Kashish Naaz

Volume/Issue: 02/06

Country: India

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: https://www.doi-ds.org/doilink/02.2022-52254945/UIJIR

Affiliation:

1. HOD of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sahara College of Nursing, Lucknow, India
2. Lecturer of Mental Health Nursing, Sahara College of Nursing, Lucknow, India
3. Lecturer of Medical Surgical Nursing, Sahara College of Nursing, Lucknow, India

ABSTRACT

Online Learning in nursing curriculum is important, as it allows learners to learn in their own time and place. Moreover, while it allows learners to be self-directed, it also provides them with the ability to connect online to download resources that are essential for their educational requirements. Online classes were the ultimate method for imparting education to students in the aftermath of COVID-19 for both practical and theory-oriented lesson; virtual mediums were used across different education fields to ensure the continuity of classes. To assess the impact of online classes & find out the association between impact of online classes with their demographic variables. descriptive, cross-sectional research design was used by using census method the study was conducted on 248 samples. Data was collected by 5 point likert rating scale to assess the impact of online classes during covid-19 pandemic among nursing students. The mean score obtained by the respondents was 103.7 and standard deviation was 12.37. The median score was 104 with minimum perception score of 63 and maximum score of 146. The overall level of impact of students towards online learning. More than half of the students (53.22%) had negative impact and (46.77%) had positive impact towards online classes. There is no statistically significant association of impact of online learning with selected demographic variables.

Key words: Impact, Online learning, nursing students