Satisfaction of Pediatric Nursing Students about e-learning Compared to Face-to-Face Education during Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

: Background: The pandemic surely provided a significant challenge to global education systems and has imposed so many limitations on every aspect of life, so how can education be spared from it? Aim: To investigate and compare pediatric nursing students' satisfaction about face-to-face and e-learning education throughout the Covid-19 epidemic. Research design: descriptive cross-sectional study design Setting: The research was carried out in the faculty of nursing affiliated to modern information & Technology University. Subjects: A convenience sample of 160 pediatric nursing students was included in the study. Tools: electronic questionnaires with four components were used to collect data. (1) Nursing students' sociodemographic characteristics, (2) students' satisfaction with e-learning (3) students' satisfaction face-to-face learning (4) Compare the student academic achievement Fieldwork: started on October 2020 about 3 months to January 2021. Results: the rate of satisfaction was less than three-quarters of students had a moderate satisfaction level regarding e-learning education compared to less than half had a moderate satisfaction level regarding face-to-face learning education. Conclusion: This study found that e-learning is an excellent means of educating nursing students, but it is not a substitute for face-to-face instruction. The two methods of education complement each other. E-learning to teach clinical skills is most effective when integrates with traditional classes. This study focuses insight on the obstacles and factors influencing pediatric nursing students' satisfaction of e-learning education throughout COVID-19 19 pandemic as a recently adopted teaching approach. Recommendations: It will help to develop an effective plan for the successful deployment of e-learning and will see new technology as a positive step toward growth and evolution.