Readiness for Self-Directed Learning Among Students of Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program of Selected Colleges in Kathmandu, Nepal

Self-Directed Learning (SDL) is a process in which the learner takes self-initiation for assessing own learning needs and work accordingly with the help of available resources for achievement of required learning, The objective of this study is to identify the readiness for self-directed learning among the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) students. A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted among BSN students of Yeti Health Science Academy and Kantipur Academy of Health Science, Kathmandu, Nepal. Complete enumerative sampling technique was used in this study where 107 students were involved. Questionnaire method with SDL scale was used for data collection. Most of the respondents 74(69.2%) had high level of readiness for self-directed learning and 33(30.8%) of respondents had low level of readiness for self-directed learning. The association between academic year with the level of readiness for self-directed learning were statistically significant (p=0.045) whereas the association between other variables (age, ethnicity, religion, marital status, family type and residence) with the level of readiness for self-directed learning were statistically insignificant (p>0.05).It is concluded that depending upon the academic year, seniors are more ready towards self-directed learning than junior nursing students.