Readiness and Acceptance of Maternity and Community Undergraduate Nursing Students for Adopting E-Learning during COVID 19 Pandemic

Mostafa Ahmed Gamel, Wafaa; Fouad Mohammed, Shaimaa; Samy, Eman; A. Fadel, Eman

doi:10.21608/ejhc.2021.199133

Readiness and Acceptance of Maternity and Community Undergraduate Nursing Students for Adopting E-Learning during COVID 19 Pandemic

Document Type : Original Article

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¹ Lecturer of Maternal Health Nursing and Newborn, Faculty of Nursing, Damietta University, Egypt.

² Lecturer of Woman’s Health & Midwifery Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt

³ Lecturer of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt.

⁴ Assistant Professor of Woman’s Health & Midwifery Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt

10.21608/ejhc.2021.199133

Abstract

Background: Electronic learning (E-learning) is the most suitable solution for academic universities to continue the education process during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 pandemic). Aim: This study aimed to assess the readiness and acceptance of maternity and community undergraduate nursing students for adopting E-learning during COVID-19 pandemic. Setting: This study was conducted at the Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University. Egypt. Subjects: A nonprobability purposive sample of 401 regular maternity and community undergraduate nursing students was enrolled in this study. Data collection tool: An online questionnaire was used to assess the general characteristics, readiness, and acceptance for adopting E-learning of the nursing students. Results: More than half (52.6%) of the students under the study were ready for adopting E- learning. Additionally, less than half (48.4%) of the students accepted E-learning. Conclusion: Around half of the studied students were ready and accept to adopt E-learning during COVID-19 pandemic. Recommendations: Organizational investment for technological software, hardware, or license is essential to increase the acceptance and readiness rate of students at universities for adopting E-learning. Moreover, the development of training workshops to increase students’ skills in using technology for education is important.

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