Table 2.

Nursing students' views on online education during the pandemic.

The topics that the students were most satisfied with in online education

Common student complaints related to online education

•Convenience in attending classes •Online breakout sessions, presentations led by students •Supportive faculty across all topics •Interactive lectures with lots of time for questions and answers •Didactic lectures •The quality of education was good despite being online for the pandemic. Innovative teaching strategies of the faculty when forced suddenly online. •Clearer instructions for assignments •Good short video lectures and synchronous classes.

•Students prefer face-to-face courses over online courses. •Books and Internet connections problems •Missing educators' labs. Uncertainty. Lack of ability to mix with other students •Suspension of clinical placements •Not being able to go to the hospital for clinical practice •Need for clinical experience, too much online asynchronous learning •Zoom fatigue. As all didactic lectures are via zoom, personal interaction is lacking. •Online and simulated learning for clinical practice is not as good as face-to-face. •Difficulty in managing the virtual environment and being overwhelmed by it.