Nursing Edublog in Spain and Mexico

Section: Originals

How to quote

González-Hernando C, Girón-Barrenengoa H, Tapia-Martínez H, Ganso-Pérez AI, Martínez-Vieyra MA, Gutiérrez-Morán MJ. “Edublog Enfermería” en España y México. Metas Enferm oct 2018; 21(8):11-5.

Authors

Carolina González-Hernando1, Héctor Girón-Barrenengoa2, Hugo Tapia-Martínez3, Ana Isabel Ganso-Pérez4, Mario Alberto Martínez-Vieyra5, Martín Jesús Gutiérrez-Morán6

Position

1Doctora. Matrona de Atención Primaria. Profesora Asociada. Departamento de Enfermería. Facultad de Enfermería. Universidad de Valladolid (España)2Enfermero. Departamento de Enfermería. Facultad de Enfermería. Universidad de Valladolid (España)3Doctor. Licenciado en Enfermería y Obstetricia. Profesor Titular. Escuela de Enfermería y Obstetricia. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (ENEO-UNAM). Ciudad de México (México)4Doctora. Matrona en Hospital Universitario del Río Hortega. Profesora Asociada. Departamento de Enfermería. Facultad de Enfermería. Universidad de Valladolid (España)5Licenciado en Enfermería y Obstetricia. Escuela de Enfermería y Obstetricia. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (ENEO-UNAM). Ciudad de México (México)6Enfermero. Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid (España)

Contact address

Carolina González Hernando. Universidad de Valladolid. Facultad de Enfermería. Departamento de Enfermería. Avda. Ramón y Cajal, 7. 47005 Valladolid.

Contact email: carolgh@enf.uva.es

Abstract

Objective: to understand the impact on social networks of implementing an educational innovation project, consisting in the adaptation of the blog called “Nursing Edublog” as a support tool for face-to-face classes in two Universities from Spain and Mexico, and the communication of educational contents on sexual and reproductive health through the social networks Twitter and Facebook.
Method: a descriptive study. Profiles were created in social networks, linked and inserted in the blog.
The 117 students registered in the course Sexual and Reproductive Health Nursing in the second term of the Nursing Degree at the Universidad de Valladolid were invited to use these tools during an academic semester (2016-2017). There was a descriptive measurement of the use of Facebook and Twitter after the semester.
Results: there was on-line work from both universities, and an intense communication flow was generated among young people. Twitter achieved 1,001 followers, 4,267 tweets and 564 Likes. Facebook achieved 2,139 followers, and reached between 15,000 and 25,000 persons per week and 1,200 to 1,500 interactions per week.
Conclusions: learning through these free tools, easy to use and used daily, allow the immersion of students in the professional world, and a continuous update in their discipline for professionals. The fast spread of communication generated, the interaction, and the ability to use them from any place and at any time, make these tools adequate for education on Nursing.

Keywords:

Internet; on-line diffusion; social communication media; Education on Nursing

Versión en Español

Título:

“Edublog Enfermería” en España y México