Gideon Victor, Ahsan Sethi, Erum Yaqub.
Academic experiences of undergraduate post-registered BS nursing students in Islamabad, Pakistan..
J Pak Med Assoc Jan ;70(10):1767-73.

To assess the academic experiences of undergraduate post-registered BS (Bachelor of Science) nursing students in Islamabad. This multisite cross-sectional study was conducted from February to May 2018. It included undergraduate nursing students from one public and three private-sector institutes of Islamabad. A pre-validated Undergraduate Nursing Students' Academic Satisfaction Scale (UNSASS) was used to collect data. Descriptive and Inferential statistics were calculated using SPSS 21, p< 0.05 was considered as significant. Out of 220 nursing students, 198 responded. Nursing students from public-sector were significantly more satisfied than those in private. This satisfaction was significant for classroom teaching and clinical teaching. The students from private institutes reported significantly greater satisfaction towards institutional support and resources. Female students from private colleges were significantly more satisfied with the clinical education (p<0.042) and programme design and delivery (p<0.018) than their male counterparts. First year students from public-sector were significantly more satisfied from classroom teaching (p<0.003), support and resources (p<0.036), while those in private from clinical teaching (p<0.002). Students aged 31 years and above were generally more satisfied. Post-registered BS nursing students are satisfied from their academic experiences during undergraduate training. Students in public-sector institutes are comparatively more satisfied.

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