Assessing the educational environment in the Nursing college, King Saud university

Background: Academic learning environment impacts learning outcomes. Thus, educators outlined the importance of examining the academic learning environment in each college. Method: A descriptive cross-sectional study to explore the academic learning environment in the nursing college at KSU was done. A convenient sample of undergraduate nursing students gave their perceptions about the academic environment in the college. Results: Findings indicated that the overall mean score of the participants’ perception of their learning environment was 136/ 200, which signposts a more positive learning environment. The findings displayed a high positive result in all the items with high overall score compares to the previous national studies. Conclusions: The study findings highlight the need of continued education for the faculty in order to eliminate ridiculing the students.