Online Learning Survey for Nurses

1. Are you currently a nursing student?

2. Are you a member of Eastern University's Department of Nursing?

3. Are you ( or are you studying to be) a . . . .?

4. Are you a specialty nurse?

5. If so, what is your specialty?

6. In what type of facility (hospital, long-term care, nursing home, etc.) have you worked?

7. Have you every participated in an on-line class?

8. If so, were you a ....?

9. Would you consider taking an ( or another ) on-line class?

10. Do you feel that on-line classes provide adequate social interaction between all the members of a class?

11. Do you feel that on-line classes are an adequate means for presenting nursing education?

12. Looking at questions 10 and 11, why did you answer as you did?

13. Generally, how do you feel about on-line classes?

14. What is your level of computer expertise?

15. Do you browse the Internet regularly?

16. Have you used instant messaging, chat rooms, discussion boards or other on-line communication tools?

17. Have you played on-line video games?

18. Have you had experience with virtual social worlds, such as Second Life or the Sims, where avatars (computer-generated representations of yourself and other people ) interact socially with one another?

19. If nurse education courses, continuing education, lectures or informative presentations were offered in real-time within a virtual social world or gaming environment, would you have an interest in attending?

20. Give your opinion regarding Question 19. Why or why wouldn't you attend?

21. If a virtual world were one means to interact with students and faculty in an on-line class would you would visit the world?

22. Give your opinion regarding Question 21. Why or why wouldn't you visit?

23. If a virtual world were a place to find assistance for research or classwork would you visit?

24. Give your opinion regarding Question 23. Why or why wouldn't you visit?

25. If a virtual world were a place where you could meet and socialize with other nursing students, educators and other professionals in the health care industry outside your organization would you visit?

26. Give your opinion regarding Question 25. Why or why wouldn't you visit? 

27. For demographic purposes, what is your age?

28. For demographic purposes, what is your gender?

29. For demographic purposes, what is your ethnic description?

30. In what country do you reside?

May we contact you for follow questions? If so, what is your e-mail address?