Expanding Nurse Practitioner Educational Boundaries: Social Media for a Journal Club

As the number of online acute care pediatric nurse practitioner programs increases, exploration of creative methods to enhance scholarly engagement and develop a professional network among students is imperative. This report describes the use of the Twitter platform to connect students and faculty from 4 acute care pediatric nurse practitioner programs through an online journal club. Student evaluation of this assignment demonstrated attainment of learning objectives and a positive assessment of this novel andragogical approach. Social media platforms can be used to enhance networking and scholarly collaboration. Expansion to include additional schools and topics is planned.

Duke Scholars

Author Remi M Hueckel School of Nursing