Determining nursing students’ attitudes towards, readiness for, expectations from, and satisfaction with distance education and their sense of alienation from their university Authors Duygu Oztas Department of Midwifery, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkiye Fadime Toru Department of Nursing, Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University, Antalya, Turkiye Senay Akgun Department of Nursing, Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University, Antalya, Turkiye Funda Ozpulat Department of Nursing, Selcuk University, Aksehir Kadir Yallogoz Health School, Konya, Turkiye DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.9406 Keywords: Distance education, University students, COVID-19 pandemic Abstract Objective: To determine nursing students’ views on attitudes towards distance education during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Methods: The analytical, cross-sectional study was conducted in May and June 2022 at a state university in the Mediterranean region of Türkiye, and comprised nursing students. Data were collected using the Attitude Towards e-Learning Scale, e-Readiness for e-Learning and Expectations Scale, e-Satisfaction Scale, and University Alienation Scale. Data were analysed SPSS 26. Results: Of the 322 participants, 213 (66.1%) were females, and 159 (49.4%) were staying in hostel dormitories. The mean age of the sample was 20.36±1.63 years. There was a significant, moderate and positive correlation between the students’ scores from with respect to readiness, satisfaction, transmission, practicality and content of distance learning (p<0.05). There was a significant, weak and positive correlation of readiness with the education process, interaction and assessment values (p Less-Than Or Equal To 0.05). Conclusion: Alienation towards university education increased in relation to technology skills. Key Words: Distance education, University students, COVID-19 pandemic. Downloads Full Text Article Published 2024-04-22 How to Cite Oztas, D., Toru, F., Akgun, S., & Ozpulat, F. (2024). Determining nursing students’ attitudes towards, readiness for, expectations from, and satisfaction with distance education and their sense of alienation from their university. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 74(5), 903–910. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.9406 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 74 No. 5 (2024): MAY Section RESEARCH ARTICLE License Copyright (c) 2024 Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.