Abstract

Nursing educators are tasked with communicating and relaying information to a demographic of students that have changed over the recent years, the non-traditional student. One avenue of communication in which both students and faculty have demonstrated use in both professional and personal arenas is social media. A convenience sample of 20 students at a Southern Community College participated in an asynchronous facilitated study group using Facebook over a course of 10 weeks. Pre and post-content quizzes were given, as well as a survey at the conclusion of the course. Communicate and Resource were major themes extrapolated from the survey questions. A principal components analysis noted a variance of 46% with a Cronbach's Alpha of .945. Non-significant learning gains were found in three of the four content areas (Skin/Burns/Shock, Respiratory, Cardiac), p > .012. A significant knowledge increase was found for the Fluid and Electrolytes content area (Δ = 2.58, p = .001). A significant main effect was found between the pretest and post-test composite scores for all content areas, (Δ = 5.20, p < .001). Facebook can be utilized as an efficient and easy mode of collaboration among faculty and students.

Jessica Belnap

Author Details

Jessica Belnap, DNP, MSN, RN

Sigma Membership

Non-member

Type

DNP Capstone Project

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Descriptive/Correlational

Research Approach

Pilot/Exploratory Study

Keywords:

Nursing Students, Nursing Educators, Study Groups

Advisor

Amber Roache

Degree

DNP

Degree Grantor

King University

Degree Year

2016

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Self-submission

Date of Issue

2019-05-16

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