Readiness and Acceptance of Maternity and Community Undergraduate Nursing Students for Adopting E-Learning during COVID 19 Pandemic | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 22, Volume 12, Issue 4, December 2021, Pages 332-342 PDF (330.33 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.199133 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Wafaa Mostafa Ahmed Gamel1; Shaimaa Fouad Mohammed2; Eman Samy3; Eman A. Fadel4 | ||
| 1Lecturer of Maternal Health Nursing and Newborn, Faculty of Nursing, Damietta University, Egypt. | ||
| 2Lecturer of Woman’s Health & Midwifery Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt | ||
| 3Lecturer of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt. | ||
| 4Assistant Professor of Woman’s Health & Midwifery Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt | ||
| 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. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| COVID-19; E-learning acceptance; E-learning readiness | ||
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