Online Related Learning Experiences of Nursing Students as Adapted by the Colleges of Nursing in Southern Isabela

Abstract

Omnipresent related learning experience (RLE) encountered by Nursing Students at these times have been the paramount objective of this study which is to evaluate and determine their perception towards encountering virtual RLE. This study adapted three (3) distinct nursing schools in Southern Isabela which will serve as basis for a more augmented and developed online RLE specifically on their profile and to assess Level III student-respondents’ knowledge retention, clinical reasoning, self-efficacy and satisfaction with RLE. This study will serve as a proposed teaching-learning intervention plan that can be implemented to enhance the Online related Learning Experiences in three (3) College of Nursing Departments. This study will cover the virtual Related Learning Experiences (RLE) of Level-III students currently enrolled for the School Year 2020 – 2021 from three (3) perceptible nursing schools in Southern Isabela. Variables which can be discern encompasses the profile of respondents and their online related learning experiences of the nursing students as to; Knowledge retention, Clinical reasoning, Self-efficacy, and Satisfaction. Research instrument utilized to gather data is the Focus Group Discussion (FGD) to three Universities who offers Nursing Program. Accumulated findings of the FGDs will emphasize the perceived experiences of student-respondents as to online RLE. For secured applicability and reliability of the study a pilot testing was conducted and the Cronbach’s Alpha yielded a result of >0.9 level of acceptability. Results shows that majority of the respondents are female with a percentage 85 than that of male students. It can also be obtain that age bracket of Level-III nursing students from three (3) distinct Universities accredited with Nursing Program in Southern Isabela are in 21-22 years old with a percentage of 63. Moreover, in relevance to the assessment of respondent’s analysis in Knowledge Retention in online Related Learning Experiences (RLE) of nursing students the acquired mean is 3.26 or neutral. While on analysis of Clinical Reasoning data prevailed 3.20 mean or neutral It can be inferred that level-III nursing students in Colleges of Nursing in Southern Isabela are impartial as to e-learning can assist them in various walks of life. Furthermore, analysis of Self-Efficacy resulted a 3.15 weighted mean or neutral. Students within the online category felt that they worked harder, however also felt like they were additional a part of a group. Lastly, on the assessment of respondent’s analysis of Self-Efficacy in online Related Learning Experiences of nursing students the overall mean is 3.27 or neutral which portrays that student-respondents perceived neutral towards satisfaction of amended way executing Related Learning Experience (RLE) in their respective Colleges and Universities.
Keywords: online related experience; nursing education