Author(s)

Kawther Abdel Ghafar Ali, Hoda Esmat Mahmoud Khalil, Fatma Mokhtar El-Sharkawy

Faculty of Applied Medical Science, Misr University for Science and Technology, Giza, Egypt.

The period of existence and spread of Corona virus has led to the use of all means of remote education as an urgent necessity for all educational facilities, especially universities. Aim: Therefore, it was necessary to study the impact of online remote education on the learning process among nursing students through the study of two courses: health information management at 6th semester and gerontology nursing course at 4th semester. Tool of Data Collection: Online education assessment questionnaire is a modified tool comprised of forty statements used in paper survey and online survey. Sample: A purposive samples of 224 undergraduate students enrolled in two nursing courses during spring semesters 2019 and 2020. Setting: The field of study was the nursing faculty at Misr University for Science and Technology. Results: The main results illustrated positive impact of online remote education on the learning process as more than half of the students (53.9%) had prior experience on online system use, and more than two third (62.5%) were competent in mobile/computer applications. Almost, two third (59.3%) agreed about online assessment experience, except that the online exam was anxious, and the time was insufficient to answer all questions. Also, more than two third (64.7%) agreed on the elements of the learning process of the two nursing courses. Conclusion: The study concluded that there was positive impact of online education system on the learning process for nursing students except that the students were not able to decide that the remote online education system can replace traditional face-to-face learning. Recommendation: It is recommended to repeat the study on a large scale of nursing students to assess the possibility of inducing a positive impact of online remote education on clinical nursing courses if Corona virus still coexists. Future research is recommended to assess the strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats accompanied with remote learning management systems from teachers and students perspectives.

Corona Virus, Learning Process, Nursing Students, Online Education, Online Assessment, Remote Education

Ali, K. , Khalil, H. and El-Sharkawy, F. (2020) Impact of Online Remote Education on the Learning Process among Nursing Students. Open Journal of Nursing, 10, 810-830. doi: 10.4236/ojn.2020.109057.