Factors affecting attitudes of nursing students towards distance education during the COVID-19 pandemic: A web-based cross-sectional survey

Abstract

Purpose: To identify the factors affecting nursing students' attitudes towards distance education. Design and Methods: This research was conducted as a cross-sectional, descriptive, and correlational study with a total of 318 nursing students (N = 380) a university in the west of Turkey. Findings: The total average scores of the students from the attitude towards distance education scale was 101.62 ± 24.83 (min = 43, max = 175). Practice Implications: Nursing, which is an applied discipline, can be difficult to maintain entirely in the formof distance learning. Therefore, different teaching methods can be used to develop a positive attitude towards distance education in nursing students.