The Relationship between Nursing Students' Engagement and their Satisfaction regarding Bachelor Nursing Program

Background: Engagement and satisfaction of higher education is important in the
students’ college journey, students' engagement is defined as participation in educationally
effective practice both inside and outside the classroom which leads to a significant measurable
outcome which is students' satisfaction. Aim of the study: Is to assess the relationship between
students' engagement and their satisfaction regarding bachelor nursing program. Research
design: A descriptive cross-sectional design was used to carry out this study. Setting: The
study was conducted at Faculty of Nursing Ain Shams University. Subjects: 194 nursing
students from third and fourth academic years. Tools: Data were collected by using National
Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) and Undergraduate Nursing Students' Academic
Satisfaction Scale (UNSASS). Results: Nursing students' had a moderate engagement level
considering the level of academic challenge as highest dimension mean and high satisfaction
level regarding bachelor nursing program considering the in-class teaching domain as highest
domain mean. Conclusion: There was a highly statistically significant relationship between
students' engagement and their satisfaction regarding bachelor nursing program.
Recommendations: Maintenance of nursing students' engagement and satisfaction through
assess nursing students' engagement and satisfaction periodically through conducting regular
surveys and used these information as indicators of success to identify areas which need
improvement, faculty staff should foster positive relationships through professional role
modeling within the learning environment, and allow students to participate in developing
faculty mission, philosophy, vision, and goals including personal goals.