Perception of nursing students towards educational quality in Khyber Pukhtankhwa Pakistan: Perception of Nursing Students towards Educational Quality

. Sohni; Sheraz  Khan; Fayaz   Ahmed; . Shabana; Ismail  Khan; Amir  Sultan

doi:10.54393/pjhs.v3i04.155

Authors

. Sohni Nursing Department in Saidu group of Teaching Hospital Swat, Pakistan
Sheraz Khan Nursing Department Bacha Khan Medical Complex Sawabi, KPK
Fayaz Ahmed Nursing Department, Saidu Group of Teaching Hospital, KPK, Pakistan
. Shabana Nursing Department, Institute of Kidney Diseases Hayatabad Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan
Ismail Khan Nursing Department in Saidu group of Teaching Hospital Swat, Pakistan
Amir Sultan Nursing Department in Saidu group of Teaching Hospital Swat, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54393/pjhs.v3i04.155

Keywords:

Nursing, Perception, Quality education, Organizational structure, Theoretical knowledge

Abstract

Quality education is among the 17 Sustainable development goals recognized by the United Nations in September 2015. Quality education means that "Quality learners, a quality learning environment, quality materials, quality processes, and quality outcomes emphasize the necessity of focusing on all five key characteristics that are all vital aspects of education given by an education system". Objective: To assess the perception of nursing students towards educational quality in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in the nursing institutes of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa through a self-structured questionnaire from May 2022 to July 2022 having a sample size of 236. Results: The overall positive views of the students were (77%) towards the educational quality. The maximum mean score of students towards education quality was agree (45±9), then strongly agree (21±7), followed by neutral (14±3), strongly disagree (11±7), and disagree (9±6). Conclusions: There was a positive perception of students towards educational quality, but there are some factors that required paying attention.

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