Baccalaureate Nursing Students' Perceptions of the Use of a Facebook Case Study as a Teaching Strategy.

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Citation: Nursing Education Perspectives. 2018 Jun 21PMID: 29933330Institution: MedStar Washington Hospital CenterDepartment: NursingForm of publication: Journal ArticleMedline article type(s): Journal ArticleSubject headings: IN PROCESS -- NOT YET INDEXEDYear: 2018Local holdings: Available online through MWHC library: 2002 - presentISSN:
  • 1536-5026
Name of journal: Nursing education perspectivesAbstract: The millennial generation shows a strong preference for informatics and technology-rich educational environments. The purpose of this descriptive, qualitative study was to understand baccalaureate nursing students' perceptions of the use of Facebook as a platform to present patient case study data. After following a simulated patient on Facebook and developing a teaching plan based on data collected from the patient's Facebook page, undergraduate nursing students completed a survey to determine their perceptions of this teaching strategy. Five categories that emerged from the qualitative data were realism, relatability, engagement, uniqueness, and desire for expansion.All authors: Beckmann B, Goumas C, Ross JGFiscal year: FY2018Digital Object Identifier: Date added to catalog: 2018-07-06
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The millennial generation shows a strong preference for informatics and technology-rich educational environments. The purpose of this descriptive, qualitative study was to understand baccalaureate nursing students' perceptions of the use of Facebook as a platform to present patient case study data. After following a simulated patient on Facebook and developing a teaching plan based on data collected from the patient's Facebook page, undergraduate nursing students completed a survey to determine their perceptions of this teaching strategy. Five categories that emerged from the qualitative data were realism, relatability, engagement, uniqueness, and desire for expansion.

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