E-professionalism and social media use amongst nurses and midwives: A cross-sectional study

Griffin, Georgia; Williams, Natalie; Bradfield, Zoe; Hauck, Yvonne

doi:10.1016/j.nepr.2021.103248

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“…Our study explored the barriers to this provision within maternity services, from the perspective of midwives. Consistent with other research [19,16], the findings show midwives are concerned about the risks of offering support to pregnant and new mothers online and seek more training and guidance to do so. However, those delivering support via Facebook viewed the role and its impact positively and had fewer concerns, despite a lack of guidance and resources.…”

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confidence: 88%

“…To facilitate this, sectors like pharmacy and dentistry have seen a growth in research into the issues surrounding digital professionalism [13,14]. The skills and professionalism required by nurses engaging online has more recently been explored [15,16], and training introduced to pre-registration programmes [17]. However, there is reluctance amongst midwifery educators to adopt such programmes [18].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, there is reluctance amongst midwifery educators to adopt such programmes [18]. Limited research suggests perceptions of the risks amongst midwives, and a lack of training present significant barriers to developing social media support more widely in maternity services [19,16].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Using Facebook groups to support families: midwives’ perceptions and experiences of professional social media use

Morse

Brown

2022

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Seeking support from Facebook groups during pregnancy is now widespread and social media has been widely used by maternity services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite this, little is currently known about midwives’ attitudes towards, and experiences of social media in practice. Research is needed to understand barriers and solutions to meeting mothers’ expectations of online support and to improve services. This study explored midwife involvement in Facebook groups, exploring experiences and perceptions of its use to communicate with and support mothers. 719 midwives and student midwives completed an online survey during August- September 2020 and their numerical and free-text responses analysed descriptively. Few participants were involved in providing Facebook support, and most of these were unpaid. There was a consensus on a range of benefits for mothers, but widespread concern that engaging with mothers online was a personal and professional risk, underpinned by a lack of support. Experience of being involved in midwife moderation increased belief in its benefits and reduced fear of engaging online, despite a lack of renumeration and resources. Midwives and students felt they were discouraged from offering Facebook support and sought further training, guidance and support. Although limited, experiences of providing Facebook group support are positive. Perceptions of risk and a lack of support are significant barriers to midwives’ involvement in using Facebook groups to support mothers. Midwives seek support and training to safely and effectively engage with mothers using Facebook. Engaging with mothers via social media is embedded in national policy and digital strategy, and progress is needed to fulfil these, to improve services and meet mothers’ expectations. Midwives’ experiences suggest extending opportunities to provide Facebook support would benefit midwives, services and families. Consultation to revise local policy to support midwives and students in line with strategic goals is recommended.

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Using Facebook groups to support families: midwives’ perceptions and experiences of professional social media use

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Brown

2022

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“…There is also an increasing use of social media, e.g., Facebook ® and LinkedIn ® in hospitals as institutions, mainly for public relations, health education, and health-promoting/preventive tasks [ 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 ]. Studies also show that social media use amongst nurses, but also students and faculty members, awakens both curiosity and caution, speaking for the need of education and policy to support the use of social media as a professional tool [ 32 , 33 ]. There is an awareness about professional behaviour and privacy features in social media, with students showing more frequent social media uses for educational purposes than faculty members [ 32 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…There is an awareness about professional behaviour and privacy features in social media, with students showing more frequent social media uses for educational purposes than faculty members [ 32 ]. As non-appropriate uses can have detrimental effects, however, the development of best practice approaches in both education and professional contexts may be called for to support e-professionalism [ 32 , 33 ], not least relating to the separation of personal and professional roles [ 34 ].…”

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Scandinavian Nurses’ Use of Social Media during the COVID-19 Pandemic—A Berger and Luckman Inspired Analysis of a Qualitative Interview Study

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There is a knowledge gap about nurses’ use of social media in relation to and during the COVID-19 pandemic, which demands the upholding of a physical distance to other people, including patients and their relatives. The study aims to explore how nurses in the Scandinavian countries used social media for professional purposes in relation to the first 15 months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Qualitative, semi-structured interviews with 30 nurses in three Scandinavian countries (Denmark, Norway, and Sweden) were conducted. Thematic analyses were made, methodically inspired by Braun and Clarke, and theoretically inspired by Berger and Luckmann’s theory about the construction of social reality. The Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research (SRQR) checklist was used. The results showed that social media was a socialisation tool for establishing new routines in clinical practice. Virtual meeting places supported collective understandings of a specific COVID-19 ‘reality’ and ‘knowledge’ amongst nurses, with the pandemic bringing to the fore the issue of e-professionalism among nurses relating to their clinical practice. However, social media and virtual education were not commonly used in patient contacts. Further, nurses attempted a re-socialisation of the public to proper COVID-19 behaviour through social media. Moreover, blurred boundaries between acting as a private individual and a professional nurse were identified, where ethics of the nursing profession extended to nurses’ private lives.

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Experiences of first year undergraduate nursing students using Instagram in their clinical practicum during COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study

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González-Sanz²,

Carretero-Ríos³

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E-professionalism and social media use amongst nurses and midwives: A cross-sectional study

Cited by 15 publications

References 28 publications

Using Facebook groups to support families: midwives’ perceptions and experiences of professional social media use

Using Facebook groups to support families: midwives’ perceptions and experiences of professional social media use

Scandinavian Nurses’ Use of Social Media during the COVID-19 Pandemic—A Berger and Luckman Inspired Analysis of a Qualitative Interview Study

Experiences of first year undergraduate nursing students using Instagram in their clinical practicum during COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study

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