Nurse Educators and Faculty Members Challenges Towards Online Teaching During COVID‐19 Pandemic Crisis: A Qualitative Descriptive Study

ABSTRACT Aim The effects of COVID‐19 have brought numerous changes in society in the past several months. Lifestyles, business sectors, educational facilities and healthcare services have been greatly affected, causing individuals to be alarmed about future repercussions. This study investigated the...

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Main Author: Friyal Mubarak Alqahtani
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-11-01
Series:Nursing Open
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.70062
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description ABSTRACT Aim The effects of COVID‐19 have brought numerous changes in society in the past several months. Lifestyles, business sectors, educational facilities and healthcare services have been greatly affected, causing individuals to be alarmed about future repercussions. This study investigated the various challenges of nursing faculties in conducting online teaching during the COVID‐19 pandemic crisis. Design Qualitative description. Method Individual interviews were conducted among 20 nurse educators and faculty members, including professors, lecturers and demonstrators utilising a semistructured interview guide. This study utilised qualitative content analysis. COREQ criteria list was used in the qualitative data reporting. Result Three major themes were generated from the experiences of the participants namely: (1) ‘lack of teacher–student interaction’ (2) ‘digital literacy and technical issues’ and (3) ‘curriculum structure and programme quality’. The study's benefits will enable the nurse faculties to realise and conceptualise ways and means to mitigate the challenges in conducting online teaching since the effects of COVID‐19 continue to increase. Nurse faculties must prepare various strategies approach to deliver education without compromising their quality. Patient or Public Contribution Experts from various fields were consulted in the planning of the data gathering procedures, analysis of data and reviewing of the manuscript.
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spelling doaj-art-597077925cf746ceabc830e12c2e0ba32025-08-20T02:05:32ZengWileyNursing Open2054-10582024-11-011111n/an/a10.1002/nop2.70062Nurse Educators and Faculty Members Challenges Towards Online Teaching During COVID‐19 Pandemic Crisis: A Qualitative Descriptive StudyFriyal Mubarak Alqahtani0Department of Community Health Nursing, College of Nursing Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University Dammam Saudi ArabiaABSTRACT Aim The effects of COVID‐19 have brought numerous changes in society in the past several months. Lifestyles, business sectors, educational facilities and healthcare services have been greatly affected, causing individuals to be alarmed about future repercussions. This study investigated the various challenges of nursing faculties in conducting online teaching during the COVID‐19 pandemic crisis. Design Qualitative description. Method Individual interviews were conducted among 20 nurse educators and faculty members, including professors, lecturers and demonstrators utilising a semistructured interview guide. This study utilised qualitative content analysis. COREQ criteria list was used in the qualitative data reporting. Result Three major themes were generated from the experiences of the participants namely: (1) ‘lack of teacher–student interaction’ (2) ‘digital literacy and technical issues’ and (3) ‘curriculum structure and programme quality’. The study's benefits will enable the nurse faculties to realise and conceptualise ways and means to mitigate the challenges in conducting online teaching since the effects of COVID‐19 continue to increase. Nurse faculties must prepare various strategies approach to deliver education without compromising their quality. Patient or Public Contribution Experts from various fields were consulted in the planning of the data gathering procedures, analysis of data and reviewing of the manuscript.https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.70062COVID‐19nursing educationonlinepandemicsSaudi Arabiateaching
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Nurse Educators and Faculty Members Challenges Towards Online Teaching During COVID‐19 Pandemic Crisis: A Qualitative Descriptive Study
Nursing Open
COVID‐19
nursing education
online
pandemics
Saudi Arabia
teaching
title Nurse Educators and Faculty Members Challenges Towards Online Teaching During COVID‐19 Pandemic Crisis: A Qualitative Descriptive Study
title_full Nurse Educators and Faculty Members Challenges Towards Online Teaching During COVID‐19 Pandemic Crisis: A Qualitative Descriptive Study
title_fullStr Nurse Educators and Faculty Members Challenges Towards Online Teaching During COVID‐19 Pandemic Crisis: A Qualitative Descriptive Study
title_full_unstemmed Nurse Educators and Faculty Members Challenges Towards Online Teaching During COVID‐19 Pandemic Crisis: A Qualitative Descriptive Study
title_short Nurse Educators and Faculty Members Challenges Towards Online Teaching During COVID‐19 Pandemic Crisis: A Qualitative Descriptive Study
title_sort nurse educators and faculty members challenges towards online teaching during covid 19 pandemic crisis a qualitative descriptive study
topic COVID‐19
nursing education
online
pandemics
Saudi Arabia
teaching
url https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.70062
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