• Nurse education today · Oct 2018

    Comparative Study

    Comparison of undergraduate educational environment in medical and nursing program using the DREEM tool.

    • Salima Farooq, Rehana Rehman, Mehwish Hussain, and Jacqueline Maria Dias.
    • School of Nursing and Midwifery, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan. Electronic address: salima.farooq@aku.edu.
    • Nurse Educ Today. 2018 Oct 1; 69: 74-80.

    IntroductionEducational environment (EE) in a health educational institute can bring about an enduring impact on the students' motivation, knowledge, critical thinking along with their social life. Therefore, identifying strengths and the need for change in the education environment is vital for the enhancement of the students' learning.ObjectiveThis study aimed to compare the perceptions of nursing and medical students about their EE in a private university, Karachi Pakistan.MethodologyData from two cross-sectional studies of 884 students from both medical and nursing schools of Aga Khan University was acquired and analyzed. EE was measured by a well-known inventory i.e. 'Dundee' Reading Educational Environment Measure (DREEM). The scores were constructed using standardized guidelines. Mann-Whitney U test and two way ANOVA were used in statistical analysis.ResultsWith 84.1% average response rate, the mean + SD DREEM score was measured as 126 ± 20.3. Nursing students regarded more positive perception about their EE (127.3 ± 19.3) as compared to medical students (124.6 ± 21.3) and was found to be statistically significant (P = 0.027). Medical students scored higher in the domain of Perception of Atmosphere (PoA); whereas, nursing students scored higher in Academic Self Perception (ASP). Both of the groups have rated lower scores on the domain of Perception of Teaching (PoT).ConclusionBoth medical and nursing students appreciated the EE pertaining to Perception of Learning (PoA), Academic Self- Perception (ASP), Perception of learning (PoL) and Social Self-perception (SSP). The study showed that nursing students' perception on their EE was relatively more satisfactory than medical students. However, both medical and nursing students identified areas of improvement in the domain of Perception of Teaching (PoT). This finding indicates dire need to devise innovative teaching strategies both for medical & nursing education.Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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