AbstractWhats App, zoom and Google meet are some of the apps used for conducting online classes. Some institutions have also developed their own software for online classes. It is almost a new notion for the nursing students to take online classes on regular basis.1
Objectives: (1) To study learning difficulties experienced by nursing students in online class teaching during COVID-19 pandemic. (2) To associate the findings with selected demographic variables.
Material and Methods: Research approach used for this study was an exploratory descriptive design. Population was nursing students who experienced online classes. Total 200 samples were selected by using non-probability convenient sampling technique.
Result: Majority of students 173 (86.5%) having negative experiences in online class teaching during COVID-19 pandemic whereas 27 (13.5%) of students having positive experiences in online class teaching during COVID-19 pandemic.
Conclusion: Majority of students 86.5% having negative learning experiences in online class teaching during COVID-19 pandemic whereas 13.5% of students having positive learning experiences in online class teaching during COVID-19 pandemic. There is a need for extended and intensive nursing research in the area of Online class room teaching and to counteract the various difficulties faced during online classroom teaching, so that improve the knowledge of students for providing better nursing care in family and community setting.