Filomena De Sousa1, Jennifer Jackson2, Ruth Knight3, Edith Cloutier1, Rosemary Basa1, Anne Fourney1, Kathleen Devecseri1. 1. a 1967 Riverside Drive, Box 215 , Ottawa , Ontario K1H 7W9 , Canada. 2. b King's College London , Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery , James Clerk Maxwell Building, 57 Waterloo Road, London SE1 8WA , United Kingdom. 3. c Department of Biostatistics, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience , King's College London , De Crespigny Park Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF , United Kingdom.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Hypoglycemia poses significant risk to inpatients. Nursing management of hypoglycemia is a challenge, despite established best practice guidelines. Social media is an effective tool for sharing information and could overcome barriers to clinical education at a multicenter hospital. AIMS: The purpose of this quality improvement intervention was to create and disseminate social media posts about best practices in hypoglycemia management. DESIGN: An unmatched pre-and post-survey assessed nursing knowledge of hypoglycemia management. METHODS: Social media posts were created to visually outline the steps for hypoglycemia management over 2 weeks, across a nursing social media platform. We assessed the reach of the posts via Facebook and a survey. RESULTS: The posts reached 2962 users during the first week, and 1491 users the second week. CONCLUSIONS: A social media intervention can have a substantial reach and distribute information across a multicenter hospital. Additional study is needed to determine what factors could support an increase in nursing knowledge through a social media campaign.
BACKGROUND:Hypoglycemia poses significant risk to inpatients. Nursing management of hypoglycemia is a challenge, despite established best practice guidelines. Social media is an effective tool for sharing information and could overcome barriers to clinical education at a multicenter hospital. AIMS: The purpose of this quality improvement intervention was to create and disseminate social media posts about best practices in hypoglycemia management. DESIGN: An unmatched pre-and post-survey assessed nursing knowledge of hypoglycemia management. METHODS: Social media posts were created to visually outline the steps for hypoglycemia management over 2 weeks, across a nursing social media platform. We assessed the reach of the posts via Facebook and a survey. RESULTS: The posts reached 2962 users during the first week, and 1491 users the second week. CONCLUSIONS: A social media intervention can have a substantial reach and distribute information across a multicenter hospital. Additional study is needed to determine what factors could support an increase in nursing knowledge through a social media campaign.