Impact of Online Nursing Education: Nursing Students’ Knowledge Towards Patient Safety in Nursing Academic Institution, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Year : 2024 | Volume :02 | Issue : 01 | Page : 15-21
By

    Jharna Ghosh

  1. Santhna Letchmi Panduragan

  2. Faridah Mohd. Binti Said

  1. Principal, Sister Florence College of Nursing, West Bengal, India
  2. Dean, Lincoln University College, , Malaysia
  3. Deputy Dean, Lincoln University College, , Malaysia

Abstract

Introduction: Online education is rapidly growing as an alternative way of preparing nursing students since the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. The future healthcare workforce has shifted to an online mode of education. Objectives: To assess the impact of online nursing education and nursing students’ knowledge on patient safety. Method: A descriptive study was done among 209 nursing students using a random sampling technique. Data were collected from demographic information on online education and a self-reported knowledge questionnaire. Results: The data revealed that third year (50.72%) and fourth year (49.28%) B.Sc. Nursing students who attended more than 6 months of online classes (55.98%) were from rural residences (67.46%) and faced problems with education material storage (58.85%) and the internet (68.90%). As per opinion, 91.87% students shared that they needed more practice. Data also highlighted that nursing students’ (75.12%) knowledge score towards patient safety was very good, with a mean of 24.83, median of 15.68, and SD of 5.49.

Keywords: Online nursing education, knowledge, patient safety, nursing students, demographic data

[This article belongs to International Journal of Community Health Nursing And Practices(ijchnp)]

How to cite this article: Jharna Ghosh, Santhna Letchmi Panduragan, Faridah Mohd. Binti Said.Impact of Online Nursing Education: Nursing Students’ Knowledge Towards Patient Safety in Nursing Academic Institution, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.International Journal of Community Health Nursing And Practices.2024; 02(01):15-21.
How to cite this URL: Jharna Ghosh, Santhna Letchmi Panduragan, Faridah Mohd. Binti Said , Impact of Online Nursing Education: Nursing Students’ Knowledge Towards Patient Safety in Nursing Academic Institution, Kolkata, West Bengal, India ijchnp 2024 {cited 2024 Mar 11};02:15-21. Available from: https://journals.stmjournals.com/ijchnp/article=2024/view=143787


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Received February 12, 2024
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