EC Nursing and Healthcare

Background: Satisfaction is an outcome of academic quality; Student satisfaction is a multidimensional process which influences students’ academic achievement as well as the overall outcome of the educational process. The degree of student satisfaction with their educational experiences is an essential dimension in assessing institutional effectiveness. All nursing education teams are currently working on ways to improve the quality of their educational provision and increase the satisfaction of their students. Student academic achievement means what student has achieved in their short or long-term educational goals. Nowadays, students’ opinion is considered a nursing college; student satisfaction has been viewed as an indicator of program success. Nursing education is the process by which students internalize the art and science of nursing and become contributing members of the nursing profession. Educational experiences should be stimulating and desirable, supporting growth in learners.

Objective: The aim was to assess the level of Student Nurses’ Satisfaction for the Post Basic Graduate Nursing course at Bogura Nursing College, Bogura.

Methodology: A descriptive type of cross-sectional study design was used, and a sample size of 110 was a simple random sampling technique followed by those who met the inclusion criteria to assess the level of Student Nurses’ Satisfaction with the Post Basic Graduate Nursing course at Bogura Nursing College, Bogura. The study was conducted from July 2021 to December 2021. The instruments for data collection were a semi-structured questionnaire composed of two parts: Demographic variables and satisfaction with the facilities-related questionnaire, which was measured by a five points Likert scale ranging from 1=strongly disagree, 2=disagree, 3=neutral, 4=agree and 5=strongly agree. 

Results: The findings revealed that the highest, 55.45%, were within ≤ 30 years of age, 92.73% were female,93.64% were married, 44.55% were in the first year, and 55.45% were in the second year of the current year of study. This study's main findings revealed that, on average, 55.45% had a high level of, 40.00% had a moderate level of satisfaction, and 4.55% had a low level of satisfaction for the Post Basic Graduate Nursing course. It is may due to their current educational experiences. 

Conclusion: It is concluded that the study provided baseline information for the current situations of the selected nursing college, particularly in post-basic graduate nursing courses. The overall student satisfaction level of over half, 55%, was high-level satisfaction for the post-basic graduate nursing course. Teachers may be friendly and supportive toward their increasing student satisfaction.

 Keywords: Student; Satisfaction; Graduate Nursing Course

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