Social media in nurse education: Utilization and E-professionalism
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Objective To explore faculty and student utilization of social media and its professional implications in nurse education.Methods A descriptive study. Five hundred six Bachelor of Nursing students, 112 Practical Nursing students and 74 faculty members were invited to complete a questionnaire of 28 questions relating to social media.Results Three hundred thirty-seven students and 29 faculty responded. Students spent significantly more time using social media compared to faculty and both groups used it mainly for personal use. However, almost twice as many students used social media for educational purposes than did faculty (58.5% vs 27.6%, p<0.001). While almost 96% of students used social media to talk about academic related problems, only 28% of faculty did so (p<0.000). Almost 60% of faculty expressly disagreed with using social media to discuss academic related problems. YouTube and text messaging were popular platforms for educational purposes. While Facebook was also a popular educational site for students (95% used it for informal learning; 67% for formal learning), it was much less commonly used by faculty (45% used it for informal learning; 17% for formal learning). More students than faculty felt that they were aware of privacy features, and of the professional behavior expected when using social media. In addition, more students (90.7%) than faculty (71.43%) used these privacy features (p<0.000). However, 100% of students compared to only 13.79% of faculty reported that they had posted information that they would not want a prospective employer/member of academic staff to view (p=0.003).Conclusion There is a high reported usage of social media among students and faculty. Utilization of public platforms, while potentially beneficial, can have professional implications if not used appropriately with both personal and academic use. Developing best practice approaches for using social media in nurse education is essential to ensure that faculty and students are informed of e-professionalism.
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Studies showed privacy settings deployment from 71% to 97% among health care professionals.
“Studies showed privacy settings deployment from 71% to 97% among HCPs [40,42,65,66,68,96,100,115,117,118].”
From Dangers and Benefits of Social Media on E-Professionalism of Health Care Professionals: Scoping Review (2021) · cites this paper as [115]
More students than faculty used privacy features.
“More students than faculty used privacy features [115,118].”
From Dangers and Benefits of Social Media on E-Professionalism of Health Care Professionals: Scoping Review (2021) · cites this paper as [115]
Several studies demonstrated a generation gap in social media use, where students are more likely than faculty to use social media.
“Several studies demonstrated a “generation gap” in SM use, where students are more likely than faculty to use SM [114,115,117,118].”
From Dangers and Benefits of Social Media on E-Professionalism of Health Care Professionals: Scoping Review (2021) · cites this paper as [115]
In Duke et al's study, almost 96% of students used social media to talk about academic-related problems compared to only 28% of faculty (P<.001).
“and almost 96% of students used SM to talk about academic-related problems compared to only 28% of faculty who did so (P<.001).”
From Dangers and Benefits of Social Media on E-Professionalism of Health Care Professionals: Scoping Review (2021) · cites this paper as [115]
In Duke et al's study, almost twice as many nursing students used social media for educational purposes than did faculty (58.5% vs 27.6%; P<.001).
“In Duke et al’s [115] study, significant differences were established between nursing students’ and faculties’ purpose of use, where almost twice as many students used SM for educational purposes than did faculty (58.5% vs 27.6%; P<.001)”
From Dangers and Benefits of Social Media on E-Professionalism of Health Care Professionals: Scoping Review (2021) · cites this paper as [115]
Use of social media platforms, while potentially beneficial, can have professional and legal implications if not used appropriately in both personal and academic use.
“Duke et al [115] emphasized that use of SM platforms, while potentially beneficial, can have professional and legal implications if not used appropriately in both personal and academic use.”
From Dangers and Benefits of Social Media on E-Professionalism of Health Care Professionals: Scoping Review (2021) · cites this paper as [115]
Unprofessional behavior on social media of health care professionals can have legal consequences, potentially affecting credibility and licensure.
“Unprofessional behavior on SM of HCPs can have legal consequences, potentially affecting credibility and licensure.”
From Dangers and Benefits of Social Media on E-Professionalism of Health Care Professionals: Scoping Review (2021) · cites this paper as [115]
The questionnaire was developed after a thorough literature review, reviewed, and piloted.
“We developed the questionnaire after a thorough literature review [10–12, 21, 22, 27–31]. We then carefully reviewed the questions and decided on answers that represent more ethical consensus [11, 22, 27, 28]. Lastly, we revised and piloted the final draft of the questionnaire.”
From Future healthcare providers and professionalism on social media: a cross-sectional study (2022) · cites this paper as [31]
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- Authors
- Duke, V. J. A., Anstey, A., Carter, S., Gosse, N., Hutchens, K. M., & Marsh, J. A.
- Affiliations
- Centre for Nursing Studies (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Duke, Valda J.A.
- Venue
- Nurse Education Today
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2017-10
- Volume
- 57
- Pages
- 8-13
- ISSN
- 0260-6917 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2723123689
- Cited by
- 113
- References
- 45
- Citations by year
- 2026: 7 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 17 · 2022: 16 · 2021: 19 · 2020: 13 · 2019: 14 · 2018: 9
- FWCI
- 10.92
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Nurse Education Today (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Social Media in Health Education
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Educational Technology in Learning
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Keywords
- social media, nursing education, e-professionalism, nursing students, nursing faculty, social media use, privacy awareness, professional conduct, Facebook, YouTube, text messaging, informal learning, best practice guidelines
- MeSH terms
- Professionalism, Adult, Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate, Faculty, Female, Humans, Male, Prospective Studies, Students, Nursing, Young Adult, Social Media
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