Perception of Nursing Students about Problem Based Learning (PBL) in Nursing Institutions of Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan

Objective: To assess the perception of nursing students about problem based learning in nursing institutions in district Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan.

Methodology: A simple cross-sectional study designed was used to collect data in two weeks duration via self-administered questionnaire in a sample size derived 80 baccalaureates nursing students in the selected nursing colleges of Peshawar. The questionnaire contained demographic data, a section about institution in which uses of different teaching methodologies, knowledge about PBL, and PBL enhancing learning responses to dichotomous answers. Data analysis was done on SPSS version 20. Descriptive and inferential statistics were calculated for various variables.

Result: The participants ratio were male 41 (51.3%) and female 39 (48.7%). In response to teaching methodologies used an institutions were “face to face” (100%), PBL develop confidence in self directed learning (97.5%), multiple responses were stand (95%) for PBL activate and organize prior knowledge, identify students weaknesses for improvement, learn more in active participation, improves self directed learning skills and students motivation, improve critical thinking ability were (93.8%). PBL can improve quality of education (88.8%), curriculum should be completely PBL based were (38.8%) and the remaining (61.2%) were not in favour of completely PBL based curriculum.

Conclusion: In some nursing institutions students are expose to PBL and practicing it while in others it is quite a possibility of implementing its integral part in nursing curricula by keeping its benefits in mind.