Department of Nursing and Midwifery Education and Research, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Subiaco, Western Australia, 6008, Australia.
Department of Nursing and Midwifery Education and Research, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Subiaco, Western Australia, 6008, Australia; School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine, Curtin University, Bentley, Perth, Western Australia, 6102.
Nurse Educ Pract. 2021 Nov;57:103248. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2021.103248. Epub 2021 Oct 29.
To describe nurses' and midwives' social media use, knowledge, attitudes and information needs, in the context of e-professionalism. A secondary aim was to identify any relationship between these variables and age, or professional role.
Midwives and nurses are viewed by the public as trusted professionals. On social media, the boundary between professional and personal identities can be blurred. Previous research has explored how student nurses navigate professional behaviour online, or e-professionalism. However, confusion persists amongst established nurses and midwives, despite the policies which guide and regulate their online conduct.
A cross-sectional designwas applied. The STROBE guideline informed reporting of the findings.
A validated survey tool was modified to the study setting. Responses to 17 survey items were analysed using Chi-square and Fisher's exact tests. Qualitative content analysis was conducted on responses to two open-ended questions.
In total, 311 nurses and midwives from one Western Australian tertiary hospital participated between August 2019 and February 2020. Social media use was widespread (97.4%, n = 299). Associations were identified between age group and eight survey items assessing social media use, knowledge and attitudes. No associations were identified between professional role and social media use, knowledge and attitudes. Content analysis revealed five themes: Maintaining professional boundaries; Avoidance; Protecting self; Responsibilities and consequences; and Social media as a tool.
Midwives and nurses in this study approached social media with caution yet many were curious about its potential. If midwives and nurses are to be held accountable to social media policies and use the benefits social media affords, they must be supported to evolve into proficient users by educators and policy makers.
Nurses and midwives must be supported through policy and education to embrace social media as a tool of the future.
描述护士和助产士在电子专业主义背景下的社交媒体使用、知识、态度和信息需求。次要目的是确定这些变量与年龄或专业角色之间的任何关系。
公众认为助产士和护士是值得信赖的专业人员。在社交媒体上，专业和个人身份之间的界限可能会变得模糊。以前的研究已经探讨了护生如何在线管理专业行为，即电子专业主义。然而，尽管有指导和规范其在线行为的政策，但已确立的护士和助产士仍然感到困惑。
采用了横断面设计。STROBE 指南为报告结果提供了指导。
对研究环境中进行了一项经过验证的调查工具的修改。使用卡方检验和 Fisher 精确检验分析了对 17 项调查项目的回应。对两个开放式问题的回应进行了定性内容分析。
共有来自西澳大利亚一家三级医院的 311 名护士和助产士在 2019 年 8 月至 2020 年 2 月期间参与了研究。社交媒体的使用非常广泛（97.4%，n=299）。年龄组与评估社交媒体使用、知识和态度的八项调查项目之间存在关联。专业角色与社交媒体使用、知识和态度之间未发现关联。内容分析揭示了五个主题：保持专业界限；避免；保护自己；责任和后果；以及社交媒体作为一种工具。
在这项研究中，助产士和护士对社交媒体持谨慎态度，但许多人对其潜力感到好奇。如果要让助产士和护士对社交媒体政策负责并利用社交媒体带来的好处，教育者和政策制定者必须支持他们发展成为熟练的用户。
必须通过政策和教育为护士和助产士提供支持，以将社交媒体作为未来的工具。
