School of Nursing and Midwifery, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland.
Division of Nursing, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Nurse Educ Today. 2022 Apr;111:105322. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2022.105322. Epub 2022 Mar 3.
Social media are a suite of popular online technologies that enable people to share and co-create digital content. Evidence suggests some nursing students utilise social media inappropriately but there is limited literature on nursing students' opinions of professionalism in online environments. This study aimed to examine the opinions of nursing students in relation to digital professionalism on social media.
A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted with undergraduate nursing students in the United Kingdom (n = 112). An existing self-reported questionnaire was adapted for data collection. This was distributed to adult nursing students enrolled across all four years of a Bachelor of Nursing programme. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics.
Many nursing students were heavy social media users (n = 49, 44%), with Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat being the most popular applications. Nursing students were also aware of the professional nursing regulator, the Nursing and Midwifery Council, guidelines on responsible social media use (n = 48, 43%). Nursing students' responses to various digitally professional scenarios revealed agreement that posts about alcohol or sexually explicit content, along with comments about colleagues or patients were inappropriate. However, there were mixed views around taking photographs at work, with some nursing students across all four years of the degree programme perceiving this to be satisfactory behaviour.
The opinions of nursing students towards digital professionalism on social media are somewhat aligned with professional standards, although students can hold varying views on the subject. More research on how nursing students employ social media is warranted to ensure their opinions match their actual practice in online environments. It is also recommended to educate nursing students about the professional values and behaviours required on social media and how best to communicate, interact, and share information on the various online platforms, to minimise personal and organisational risk.
社交媒体是一套流行的在线技术，使人们能够共享和共同创作数字内容。有证据表明，一些护理专业的学生不恰当地使用社交媒体，但关于护理学生对在线环境中专业精神的看法的文献有限。本研究旨在考察护理专业学生对社交媒体数字专业精神的看法。
本研究采用描述性、横断面研究方法，对象为英国的本科护理学生（n=112）。对现有的自我报告问卷进行了改编，用于数据收集。该问卷分发给所有四年制护理学士学位课程的成人护理学生。使用描述性统计数据对数据进行分析。
许多护理专业的学生是重度社交媒体用户（n=49，44%），最受欢迎的应用程序是 Facebook、Instagram 和 Snapchat。护理学生也了解专业护理监管机构，护理和助产理事会，以及关于负责任的社交媒体使用的指南（n=48，43%）。护理学生对各种数字专业场景的反应表明，他们同意在社交媒体上发布关于酒精或色情内容的帖子，以及对同事或病人的评论是不适当的。然而，对于在工作中拍照的看法存在分歧，所有四年制学位课程的一些护理学生认为这是可以接受的行为。
护理专业学生对社交媒体数字专业精神的看法与专业标准有些一致，尽管学生对此可能有不同的看法。需要对护理学生如何使用社交媒体进行更多的研究，以确保他们的观点与他们在在线环境中的实际行为相匹配。还建议教育护理学生有关社交媒体上所需的专业价值观和行为，以及如何在各种在线平台上进行最佳沟通、互动和共享信息，以最大程度地降低个人和组织风险。
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