Rise of the e-Nurse: the power of social media in nursing. Issue 2 (4th May 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ross, Paul; Cross, Rachel
• Is Part Of: Contemporary nurse. Volume 55:Issue 2/3(2019)
• Page Start: 211
• Page End: 220
• Publication Date: 2019-05-04
• Subjects: e-Nurse -- nurses -- nursing education -- learning -- social media; Nursing -- Periodicals -- Australia -- Nursing -- Periodicals; Nurses -- Australia -- Periodicals; 610.730994
• DOI: 10.1080/10376178.2019.1641419
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1037-6178

Abstract

Abstract : The internet and social media have changed the way society communicates, requiring the nursing workforce to develop effective digital literacy skills and attain levels of e-professionalism. The internet provides a unique environment that both connects and disrupts with powerful and unpredictable consequences for healthcare. A networked nursing workforce can influence and create collaborative communities of practice that will develop and shape healthcare. Nurse education must engage with technology and social media to provide a future-ready workforce capable of delivering future eHealth reforms.