Abstract: Objective To investigate the online learning engagement of intern nursing students. Methods A convenient sampling method was used to select samples. The respondents were nursing students of a medical university having practice in different hospitals in Guangzhou from June 2016 to March 2017. The survey was conducted by using the self-designed general information questionnaire and student engagement in distance education scale. Results The total average score of online learning engagement was (2.70±1.07) and the average score of behavior input, cognitive input and emotional input was (2.69±1.23), (2.68±1.02), and (2.73±1.03) respectively. The scores of online learning engagement had statistical significance (P<0.05) in terms of hometown of the students, internship time, internship hospital grade, whether learning at home, whether learning with mobile phones, computers and iPad. Conclusion The intern nursing students' online learning engagement in this study is in the mediate or below level and still needs to be strengthened. More assessment indexes of cognition engagement and more online learning training and guidance will be conducive to the promotion of nursing interns' online learning engagement.

Key words: intern nursing student, online learning engagement, nursing education