Nursing students: the use of digital social network to profile nurses

• Autor(a) principal: Einhardt,Ketlin Gomes
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Bordignon,Simoní Saraiva, Tomaschewski-Barlem,Jamila Geri, Castanheira,Janaina Sena, Rocha,Laurelize Pereira, Carvalho,Deciane Pintanela de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672022000500150
• topic: Education, Nursing; Social Networking; Nurses, Male; Nursing; Employment

ABSTRACT Objectives: to analyze the profile of nursing students at a university in southern Brazil and verify the effectiveness of the use of social networks in students’ location and adherence. Methods: a quantitative, descriptive and exploratory study, carried out with 314 students through a questionnaire prepared on Google Forms, made available through digital social networks and e-mails. Results: students were women, without training in a technical/assistance nursing course, participants in projects and research groups, with a graduate degree. Furthermore, more than 75% obtained their first job within six months after graduation, more than 80% worked in healthcare, with public employment, workload of up to 40 hours a week, income between four and ten minimum wages, and 92% indicated that they were satisfied and/or very satisfied with the course. Conclusions: the strategic use of social networks enabled greater adherence by the target audience and nursing students’ profile design.