%0 Journal Article %T Nurses¡¯ Perceived Quality of Educational Life during the Covid-19 Induced Rapid Transition to Online Learning in Post-Graduate Courses: A Qualitative Study %A Leopoldo Sarli %A Giovanna Artioli %A Enrico De Luca %A Chiara Moretti %A Victoria Cervantes Camacho %A Veronica Di Niro %A Laura Deiana %A Federico Monaco %J Creative Education %P 1247-1261 %@ 2151-4771 %D 2021 %I Scientific Research Publishing %R 10.4236/ce.2021.126094 %X This study aimed to investigate healthcare post-graduate students¡¯ perceptions of the quality of educational life and learning experience during the forced online transition due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The study design was inspired by a qualitative inductive approach. Participants (N = 24) were nurses who attended healthcare postgraduate courses. In-depth video-recorded interviews were carried out. Thematic analysis was chosen to infer data from the transcripts. Four critical themes emerged from data analysis: 1) the ¡°emotional¡± change in the quality of life; 2) learning environment and quality of educational life; 3) the socio-relational dimension; 4) strategies to improve the educational life. Although initial struggles related to the unfulfilled different learning styles and socio-relational needs, students showed mostly a proactive attitude. They discovered, with the help of online learning, that a learning program could be adapted to their lifestyle. Lastly, study participants highlighted the crucial importance of online tutors to improve their engagement and the quality of educational life. %K Covid-19 Pandemic %K Nurse Education %K Online Training %K Qualitative Research %K Quality of Educational Life %U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=109822