Situation of the “student nurses´ website visits to use their self-learning” and their perception on reliability of information on the Website

The purpose of this survey was to clarify the situation and their perception on reliability of information on the Website in student nurses´ self-learning to attend the health assessment class. The subjects were university freshmen of nursing. A self-report questionnaire was developed and distributed to the students on the last day of the health assessment class in 2009 and 2010. Of 136 students were surveyed, which yielded 127 valid responses, a response rate of 93%. The aim of the research was explained, and the submission was their free choice. Approximately 30 % of the students responded that they used websites for their self-learning as preparation for a class. Also, the responses from about 70% students used the textbook for their self-learning. The “developed questionnaire concerning the use of student´s website” composed of 13 items, its factor was analyzed. As a result, three factors were consistently extracted: factor 1 “habitual websites use”; factor 2 “convenience of the websites”; and factor 3 “trust to the websites”. A lot of students used the textbook more than the website. However, `websites use´ has been habitual behavior, in about 30% of student. Also, it was thought that they believe websites is safety and reliable resources. It was suggested their purpose of the website use was convenient and affordable way for their self-learning. In future, it is considered we must provide the education class to judge the quality of websites information sources. Furthermore, we should prospectively construct environments in which students can learn independently by internet systems.