Education is evolving due to the impact of the Internet. Change is necessary to engage students; this generation of students has the advantages of instant knowledge that previous generations did not have. Academic settings, particularly nursing settings, are slowly adapting to technological advances in education and are reluctant to accept online courses as a credible source of teaching. The purpose of this study is to compare traditional, in-person nursing training with training delivered through online lessons. As modern as online education is, does it offer any benefits, academically or otherwise, to participating students? Many institutions have conducted studies to answer this very question. The results seem to suggest that in academic terms, online education neither significantly increases nor decreases student achievement. However, it has been observed that the online medium is largely beneficial for students who otherwise cannot easily access nursing knowledge and for those whose physical time spent in the classroom translates into less time spent working and, consequently, less income with to work on. live. Ultimately, while online education is not detrimental to the pursuit of higher learning than in the nursing profession, it can often be beneficial. The nursing profession mainly deals with the care of the sick; those in the profession are often exposed to life and death situations. Educational facilities teach their students to react quickly and appropriately to these situations in order to preserve the lives of their fellow members of society; while in other professions an employee with inadequate training could mean the loss of revenue or clients, in this field an inadequately trained nurse could turn out to be... middle of paper... Five other on-site students reported to have been away from work two or three times. Seven on-campus students, 30% of the on-campus group, reported taking time off from work on one occasion, while one on-campus student, 13% of this group, said they had never taken time off from work during the participation process. References Cameron, N. ( 2013). Comparative descriptors of online and in-person master of science candidates and graduates in nursing programs. Perspectives on Nursing Education, 34(6), 372-376. doi: 10.5480/11-518.1Coose, C. (2010). Distance nursing education in Alaska: A longitudinal study. Perspectives on Nursing Education, 31(2), 93-96. Klaassen, J., Schmers, C., & Skarbek, A. (2013). Live health assessment in a virtual classroom: Eliminating educational burdens for remote learners in rural areas. Online Journal of Nursing and Rural Health Care, 13(2), 6-22.