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<sec><h3>Background</h3>
<p>In response to the need to mitigate the increase in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases, nursing students undertake online learning in almost all nursing education institutions in Indonesia. These students face distinctive learning experiences, which have not yet been identified in the Indonesian context. This study aimed to explore students’ experiences of online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p>
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<sec><h3>Methods</h3>
<p>We used a descriptive exploratory design. Eleven students from three nursing education institutions in Indonesia were interviewed through telephone calls or video conference applications.</p>
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<sec><h3>Results</h3>
<p>One main theme, <italic>Gaining access in resource-limited circumstances,</italic> was developed to describe students’ experience of online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. This theme was supported by five subthemes: <italic>struggling for internet connection; becoming familiar with the applications; flexibility; supported by others;</italic> and <italic>dealing with limitations</italic>.</p>
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<sec><h3>Conclusions</h3>
<p>This current study provides insights into what support should be provided for nursing students to manage limitations in the online learning process.</p>
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Background
In response to the need to mitigate the increase in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases, nursing students undertake online learning in almost all nursing education institutions in Indonesia. These students face distinctive learning experiences, which have not yet been identified in the Indonesian context. This study aimed to explore students’ experiences of online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods
We used a descriptive exploratory design. Eleven students from three nursing education institutions in Indonesia were interviewed through telephone calls or video conference applications.

Results
One main theme, Gaining access in resource-limited circumstances, was developed to describe students’ experience of online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. This theme was supported by five subthemes: struggling for internet connection; becoming familiar with the applications; flexibility; supported by others; and dealing with limitations.

Conclusions
This current study provides insights into what support should be provided for nursing students to manage limitations in the online learning process.

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Undergraduate nursing students’ experiences of online learning: gaining access in resource-limited circumstances

Background
In response to the need to mitigate the increase in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases, nursing students undertake online learning in almost...

Characteristics	n	%
Gender
Male	4	36
Female	7	64
Age group
20 or less	6	54
>20 years old	5	46
Methods of learning before pandemics
Class	7	63
Online	0	0
Blended (class and online)	4	37
Devices for online learning
Laptop	0	0
Smart phone	3	27
Both laptop and smart phone	8	73
Locations
Capital City of West Kalimantan	4	36
Other cities or regencies in West Kalimantan	7	64
Places during online learning
At own home	9	82
Relative's house	1	9
At own home or any place providing internet connection	1	9
Nursing education institutions
Public	4	37
Private	7	63
Year of study
First to Fourth	7	63
Fifth to Seventh	4	37
Methods of asynchronous online learning
5 times or less	1	9
6–10 times	0	0
11–15 times	1	9
16 times or more	9	82
Methods of synchronous online learning
5 times or less	1	9
6–10 times	0	0
11–15 times	2	18
16 times or more	8	73

Undergraduate nursing students’ experiences of online learning: gaining access in resource-limited circumstances^†

Article Category: Original article

Publicado en línea: 13 abr 2022

Páginas: 47 - 54

Recibido: 17 jun 2021

Aceptado: 12 ago 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2022-0006

Palabras clave
COVID-19 pandemic, descriptive exploratory, experiences, Indonesia, nursing students, online learning

© 2022 Titan Ligita et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Figure 1

Participant demographic characteristics (N = 11).

Undergraduate nursing students’ experiences of online learning: gaining access in resource-limited circumstances†

Article Category: Original article

Publicado en línea: 13 abr 2022

Páginas: 47 - 54

Recibido: 17 jun 2021

Aceptado: 12 ago 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2022-0006

Palabras claveCOVID-19 pandemic, descriptive exploratory, experiences, Indonesia, nursing students, online learning

© 2022 Titan Ligita et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Figure 1

Participant demographic characteristics (N = 11).

Undergraduate nursing students’ experiences of online learning: gaining access in resource-limited circumstances^†

Palabras clave
COVID-19 pandemic, descriptive exploratory, experiences, Indonesia, nursing students, online learning