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Baccalaureate Nursing Students' Perceptions of the Use of a Facebook Case Study as a Teaching Strategy
Jennifer Gunberg Ross1, Brittany Beckmann, Christina Goumas
1About the Authors Jennifer Gunberg Ross, PhD, RN, CNE, is an assistant professor, Villanova University M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing, Villanova, Pennsylvania. Brittany Beckmann, MSN, RN, CNRN, is a nurse educator, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC. Christina Goumas is a baccalaureate nursing student, Villanova University M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing. For more information, contact Dr. Ross at Jennifer.ross@villanova.edu.
Abstract:
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.