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A Peer-Delivered Educational Intervention to Improve Nursing Student Cyberprofessionalism
Suzanne Marnocha1, Mark Marnocha, Rebecca Cleveland
1Author Affiliations: Curler Endowed Professor of Health Science, Assistant Dean, and Prelicensure Director (Dr S Marnocha), College of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh; Associate Professor (Dr M Marnocha), Family and Community Medicine, Fox Valley Family Medicine Residency Program, Medical College of Wisconsin, Appleton; Assistant Director (Ms Cleveland), Student Academic Affairs, Prelicensure Program, College of Nursing; Marketing Manager and College of Nursing Advisor (Ms Lambie), Career Services, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh; Critical Care Nurse (Ms Limberg), Emergency Department, St Nicholas Hospital, Sheboygan; and Critical Care Nurse, Respiratory Intensive Care Unit (Ms Wnuk), Aurora St Luke's Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
A social media education session improved nursing students' knowledge and attitudes regarding online professionalism. This intervention shows promise for enhancing cyberprofessionalism in future nursing cohorts.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Digital Health Ethics
- Student Professionalism
Background:
- Online unprofessionalism is a documented issue among nursing students.
- Prelicensure nursing students require guidance on maintaining professional conduct in digital spaces.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the impact of a peer-facilitated social media education session.
- To evaluate changes in attitudes and knowledge related to online professionalism among nursing students.
Main Methods:
- A social media education intervention was delivered to recently admitted prelicensure nursing students.
- Changes in student attitudes and knowledge regarding cyberprofessionalism were measured post-intervention.
Main Results:
- Significant improvements were observed in uncertain or incorrect attitudes towards online professionalism.
- Knowledge levels concerning digital conduct among nursing students increased notably after the educational session.
Conclusions:
- Peer-facilitated social media education can effectively enhance cyberprofessionalism among nursing students.
- This type of intervention may be valuable for cultivating professional online behavior in future nursing cohorts and warrants further research.
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