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Title: | First year nursing students' experiences of social media during the transition to university: a focus group study | Contributor(s): | Ferguson, Caleb (author); DiGiacomo, Michelle (author); Saliba, Bernard (author); Green, Janet (author); Moorley, Calvin (author); Wyllie, Aileen (author); Jackson, Debra (author) | Publication Date: | 2016 | Open Access: | Yes | DOI: | 10.1080/10376178.2016.1205458 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/21796 | Abstract: | Background: Social media platforms are useful for creating communities, which can then be utilised as a mean for supportive, professional and social learning. Objective: To explore first year nursing student experiences with social media in supporting student transition and engagement into higher education. Design: Qualitative focus groups. Methods: Ten 1st year Bachelor of Nursing students were included in three face-to-face focus groups. Data were analysed using qualitative thematic content analysis. Results: Three key themes emerged that illustrates the experiences of transition and engagement of first year student nurses using social media at university.(1) Facilitating familiarity and collaboration at a safe distance,(2) promoting independent learning by facilitating access to resources, and (3) mitigating hazards of social media. Conclusion: This study has demonstrated the importance of social media in supporting informal peer-peer learning and support, augmenting online and offline relationships, and building professional identity as a nurse. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Contemporary Nurse, 52(5), p. 625-635 | Publisher: | Routledge | Place of Publication: | Australia | ISSN: | 1839-3535 1037-6178 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 111099 Nursing not elsewhere classified | Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 520102 Educational psychology | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 920210 Nursing | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 200307 Nursing | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal | Publisher/associated links: | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10376178.2016.1205458 |
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