Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) of remote nursing undergraduate education due to the Covid 19 epidemic, which is the first in the literature.

Materials and Methods: This study is mixed method design. The sample of this study, in which mixed method design was used, consisted of 64 nursing students. Data were collected by survey method for quantitative data and by focus group interview method for qualitative data. For the evaluation of quantitative data, descriptive statistics and chi-square test were used, and thematic analysis method was used for qualitative data.

Results: In the category of threats and weaknesses of distance nursing education, students stated that there was insufficient education/practice and that their social and family relations were negatively affected. While they stated that conflicts and the stress experienced increased more, in the category of strengths and opportunities, they stated that they understood the ease of access to education, reduced costs, increased time spent in the family and the value of face-to-face education.

Conclusion: With this study, distance education in the nursing program was evaluated with SWOT, and important data were provided to shed light on future planning.