Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2023, 14(1):815-822 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2022.13.0020

Online teaching during Covid-19 pandemic: attitudes of Croatian nursing students

Ivana Gusar1,2, Karmen Gabrilo1, Andrea Tokić3
1 Department of Health Studies, University of Zadar, Zadar, Croatia
2 Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
3 Department of Psychology, University of Zadar, Zadar, Croatia

Aim:  The aim of the study was to investigate the attitude of nursing students towards online teaching during the pandemic Covid-19. Design: A cross-sectional study was conducted. Methods: The sample included full-time and part-time undergraduate and graduate students of nursing in the Republic of Croatia. The research was conducted using an online method with a questionnaire to measure studentsʼ attitudes towards the learning process through online teaching. Results: The largest number of participants (58.66%) expressed a moderate attitude towards online teaching; two participants (0.96 %) expressed a negative attitude towards online teaching; while 84 (40.38%) had a highly positive attitude towards online teaching. The findings indicated a significant difference in attitude towards online teaching with regard to student status (full-time / part-time) (p = 0.003), students’ conditions for monitoring online teaching (p = 0.003), and their beliefs and expectations (p = 0.001). Conclusion: Nursing students tended to express a moderate attitude towards online teaching. Most students would prefer combined classes and believe that conducting online classes only during the Covid-19 pandemic would reduce the amount of specific knowledge they would acquire during their studies.

Keywords: Covid-19, education, nursing, pandemic, students

Received: May 16, 2022; Revised: August 23, 2022; Accepted: September 2, 2022; Prepublished online: January 26, 2023; Published: March 6, 2023  Show citation

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Gusar I, Gabrilo K, Tokić A. Online teaching during Covid-19 pandemic: attitudes of Croatian nursing students. Central European Journal of Nursing and Midwifery. 2023;14(1):815-822. doi: 10.15452/cejnm.2022.13.0020.
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