The integration and evaluation of a social-media facilitated journal club to enhance the student learning experience of evidence-based practice: A case study

Ferguson, C; DiGiacomo, M; Gholizadeh, L; Ferguson, LE; Hickman, LD

The integration and evaluation of a social-media facilitated journal club to enhance the student learning experience of evidence-based practice: A case study

Ferguson, C

DiGiacomo, M

Gholizadeh, L

Ferguson, LE Hickman, LD

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Citation:: Nurse Education Today, 2017, 48 pp. 123 - 128
Issue Date:: 2017-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Ferguson, C https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2417-2216	en_US
dc.contributor.author	DiGiacomo, M https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5484-8224	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Gholizadeh, L https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6711-3312	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Ferguson, LE	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Hickman, LD https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5116-6559	en_US
dc.date.available	2020-05-25T19:06:32Z
dc.date.issued	2017-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Nurse Education Today, 2017, 48 pp. 123 - 128	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0260-6917	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/54938
dc.description.abstract	© 2016 Elsevier Ltd Introduction Nurses are required to interpret and apply knowledge so communities will receive care based on best available evidence, as opposed to care that is simply based on tradition or authority. Fostering nursing students' critical appraisal skills will assist in their capacity to engage with, interpret and use best evidence. Journal clubs are frequently used approach to engage learners with research and develop critical appraisal skills. Given new flipped and blended approaches to teaching and learning there is need to rejuvenate how research is utilised and integrated within journal clubs to maximise engagement and translation of evidence. Purpose This paper provides a case study of a single site Australian university experience of transitioning a traditional physical journal club, to a social media-facilitated club within a postgraduate health subject to stimulate and facilitate engagement with the chosen manuscripts. Data Sources This case study is based on our own experiences, supported by literature and includes qualitative comments obtained via student feedback surveys during November 2015. Design Case study. Implications for Nursing and Conclusion Social media-facilitated journal clubs offer an efficient way to continue developing critical appraisal skills in nursing students. The integration of a social media-facilitated journal clubs increased student attention, engagement with presented activities and overall student satisfaction within this evidence-based practice subject. Future rigorously-designed, large-scale studies are required to evaluate the impact of online journal clubs on the uptake of evidence-based practice, including those resulting in improved patient outcomes.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Nurse Education Today	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.nedt.2016.10.002	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Nursing	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Learning	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Education, Graduate	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Students, Health Occupations	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Students, Nursing	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Organizational Case Studies	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Australia	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Periodicals as Topic	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Evidence-Based Practice	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Social Media	en_US
dc.title	The integration and evaluation of a social-media facilitated journal club to enhance the student learning experience of evidence-based practice: A case study	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	48	en_US
utslib.for	1110 Nursing	en_US
utslib.for	1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/IMPACCT
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Nursing
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHSP - Health Services and Practice
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
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pubs.volume	48	en_US

Abstract:

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd Introduction Nurses are required to interpret and apply knowledge so communities will receive care based on best available evidence, as opposed to care that is simply based on tradition or authority. Fostering nursing students' critical appraisal skills will assist in their capacity to engage with, interpret and use best evidence. Journal clubs are frequently used approach to engage learners with research and develop critical appraisal skills. Given new flipped and blended approaches to teaching and learning there is need to rejuvenate how research is utilised and integrated within journal clubs to maximise engagement and translation of evidence. Purpose This paper provides a case study of a single site Australian university experience of transitioning a traditional physical journal club, to a social media-facilitated club within a postgraduate health subject to stimulate and facilitate engagement with the chosen manuscripts. Data Sources This case study is based on our own experiences, supported by literature and includes qualitative comments obtained via student feedback surveys during November 2015. Design Case study. Implications for Nursing and Conclusion Social media-facilitated journal clubs offer an efficient way to continue developing critical appraisal skills in nursing students. The integration of a social media-facilitated journal clubs increased student attention, engagement with presented activities and overall student satisfaction within this evidence-based practice subject. Future rigorously-designed, large-scale studies are required to evaluate the impact of online journal clubs on the uptake of evidence-based practice, including those resulting in improved patient outcomes.

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