Exploring nurses' experiences of social media and in-person educational interventions for professional development: a qualitative study
Abstract Background Nurses play an important role in health promotion, prevention strategies, and care. Therefore, nurses need to obtain and update their knowledge and skills via appropriate strategies. This study aimed to explore nurses’ experiences of receiving social media and in-person education...
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| author | Seyedeh-Somayeh Kazemi Sedigheh-Sadat Tavafian Alireza Hidarnia Ali Montazeri |
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| description | Abstract Background Nurses play an important role in health promotion, prevention strategies, and care. Therefore, nurses need to obtain and update their knowledge and skills via appropriate strategies. This study aimed to explore nurses’ experiences of receiving social media and in-person education to integrate the findings into practice. Methods This was a qualitative study using the directed content analysis approach. A sample of nurses with previous experiences of receiving social media and in-person education participated in the study. They were asked to express their experiences and indicate their preferences. The data were collected based on individual semi-structured interviews. Results In total 15 participants took part in the study with a mean age of 40.6 ± 8.93 years and work experiences of 15.3 ± 9.21 years. During the process of content analysis, three main themes emerged: Approaches to nursing education and its adoption in the health system, Achieving effectiveness and efficiency in nursing education, and Health care policy and facilitating pathways for nursing education. Participants indicated several barriers to attending an educational program, including motivation, workload, time and place, and hospital politics. Conclusion Overall the findings suggest that regardless of any methods of education nurses cannot actively engage in the educational interventions while on duty. However, the findings suggest that nurses believe that the social media approach might be superior in reducing barriers and making the educational interventions work better. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0e524c32511b49a88e684a64d03da32a2022-12-22T03:23:59ZengBMCBMC Nursing1472-69552022-05-012111910.1186/s12912-022-00903-4Exploring nurses' experiences of social media and in-person educational interventions for professional development: a qualitative studySeyedeh-Somayeh Kazemi0Sedigheh-Sadat Tavafian1Alireza Hidarnia2Ali Montazeri3Department of Health Education & Health Promotion, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares UniversityDepartment of Health Education & Health Promotion, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares UniversityDepartment of Health Education & Health Promotion, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares UniversityHealth Metrics Research Center, Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research, ACECRAbstract Background Nurses play an important role in health promotion, prevention strategies, and care. Therefore, nurses need to obtain and update their knowledge and skills via appropriate strategies. This study aimed to explore nurses’ experiences of receiving social media and in-person education to integrate the findings into practice. Methods This was a qualitative study using the directed content analysis approach. A sample of nurses with previous experiences of receiving social media and in-person education participated in the study. They were asked to express their experiences and indicate their preferences. The data were collected based on individual semi-structured interviews. Results In total 15 participants took part in the study with a mean age of 40.6 ± 8.93 years and work experiences of 15.3 ± 9.21 years. During the process of content analysis, three main themes emerged: Approaches to nursing education and its adoption in the health system, Achieving effectiveness and efficiency in nursing education, and Health care policy and facilitating pathways for nursing education. Participants indicated several barriers to attending an educational program, including motivation, workload, time and place, and hospital politics. Conclusion Overall the findings suggest that regardless of any methods of education nurses cannot actively engage in the educational interventions while on duty. However, the findings suggest that nurses believe that the social media approach might be superior in reducing barriers and making the educational interventions work better.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-022-00903-4Content analysisQualitative studyEducationIn-personSocial mediaNurse |
| spellingShingle | Seyedeh-Somayeh Kazemi Sedigheh-Sadat Tavafian Alireza Hidarnia Ali Montazeri Exploring nurses' experiences of social media and in-person educational interventions for professional development: a qualitative study BMC Nursing Content analysis Qualitative study Education In-person Social media Nurse |
| title | Exploring nurses' experiences of social media and in-person educational interventions for professional development: a qualitative study |
| title_full | Exploring nurses' experiences of social media and in-person educational interventions for professional development: a qualitative study |
| title_fullStr | Exploring nurses' experiences of social media and in-person educational interventions for professional development: a qualitative study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring nurses' experiences of social media and in-person educational interventions for professional development: a qualitative study |
| title_short | Exploring nurses' experiences of social media and in-person educational interventions for professional development: a qualitative study |
| title_sort | exploring nurses experiences of social media and in person educational interventions for professional development a qualitative study |
| topic | Content analysis Qualitative study Education In-person Social media Nurse |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-022-00903-4 |
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