Nurse students’ satisfaction towards blended learning program

Abstract

Purpose: The implementation of online learning during Covid-19 presents challenges especially for nursing education. Nurse students during online learning did not receive enough opportunities to learn clinical skill. Blended learning becomes an alternative in nursing education during Covid-19 pandemic because it offers both face-to-face and online learning. Participants and methods: The participants of the current study were nurse students in nursing education university in Bali. 105 nurse students were invited to join blended learning program. After blended learning program, they were asked to fill an online questionnaire. 10 students were also invited to join interview. Results: The results confirmed that students are satisfied with the interaction (M=3.77, SD=.783), instruction (M=4.04, SD=.794), instructor (M=3.88, SD=.685), and course management (M=4.06, SD=.657) of blended learning implementation. However, in terms of technology the students are neither satisfied nor dissatisfied (M=3.41, SD=.800) with blended learning program. Conclusion: This study concluded that blended learning could be used as an alternative teaching and learning approach for nursing education especially in Covid-19 pandemic era.