Catholic Hospital Battor, Battor, Volta Region, Ghana.
School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.
Nurs Open. 2023 Jul;10(7):4432-4441. doi: 10.1002/nop2.1685. Epub 2023 Feb 25.
The purpose of the study was to inquire into social media adoption by nurses for nursing practice.
An exploratory descriptive qualitative design was employed in understanding social media adoption for nursing care among nurses.
A purposive sampling technique was employed to recruit 12 participants for the study. A semi-structured interview guide was used to conduct in-depth interviews which were audiotaped, transcribed verbatim, coded and analysed. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the data with NVivo 12.
The findings revealed nurses found social media to be useful for the dissemination, and reception of information, professional development and enhanced referral networks. Apart from its usefulness, participants believe that it is easy to navigate its apps, clear and understandable to use and does not involve much mental effort hence their favourable attitude towards use. Some participants also believe that inaccurate information, privacy and confidentiality concerns, distraction and addiction were some potential risks that are associated with its usage in nursing practice. Due to this, some participants developed a negative attitude towards its usage.
Twelve nurses actively participated in the study.
本研究旨在探讨护士采用社交媒体进行护理实践的情况。
采用探索性描述性定性设计,以了解护士对护理中社交媒体的采用情况。
采用目的抽样技术招募了 12 名参与者进行研究。使用半结构化访谈指南进行深入访谈,录音、逐字转录、编码和分析。使用 NVivo 12 对数据进行主题分析。
研究结果表明,护士认为社交媒体对于信息的传播和接收、专业发展和增强转诊网络非常有用。除了有用性之外,参与者还认为它的应用程序易于操作,使用清晰易懂,并且不需要太多的精神努力,因此他们对使用社交媒体持积极态度。一些参与者还认为不准确的信息、隐私和保密性问题、分心和成瘾是与在护理实践中使用社交媒体相关的一些潜在风险。因此,一些参与者对其使用产生了消极态度。
12 名护士积极参与了这项研究。