Evaluation of the Current Challenges of Nursing Students about Online Nursing Education at the Middle Region in Iraq

Abstract

A descriptive study, using evaluation approach, is conducted to evaluate the current challenges about online nursing education at the Middle Region in Iraq from September 26, 2020, to April 10, 2021.The study is carried out at two Colleges of Nursing in Iraqi Universities. A sample of (80) undergraduate nursing students is recruited from the early stated colleges using the non-probability sampling approach to gather a convenient sample. The sample is comprised of (40) students from each college of nursing.A self-report questionnaire is developed from the literature, for the evaluation process.The results indicate that nearly two-fifths of the students experienced an apparent level of challenges, while only a limited number of participants evaluate online education as an effective model of education. The study concludes that there are differences between Colleges of Nursing relative to current challenges of online nursing education domains. Likewise,the study recommends that the implementation of online nursing education should be seriously monitored for the benefit of colleges, faculty members, and students.