title: Using YouTube in perioperative nursing education.
abstract: Educators today need innovative teaching strategies to meet the learning needs of the multigenerational population of perioperative nurses. Emerging technologies, such as YouTube, the world's largest video-sharing web site, can be used as a component of an active learning strategy that can appeal to a broad group of nurses along the novice-to-expert proficiency continuum. Using video clips can be a useful method to engage learners and promote critical thinking, decision making, and creativity. YouTube videos can be used to teach skills or as a platform for discussion. Learners also can create and upload their own videos to educate others. Increased engagement and active learning can lead the perioperative nurse to a deeper understanding of the educational material.
authors.affiliation: North Georgia Collegeand State University, Dahlonega, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Logan
mesh_terms: D001296:Audiovisual Aids; D006801:Humans; D016901:Intergenerational Relations; D020407:Internet; D017145:Models, Educational; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000193:education*; D018794:Problem-Based Learning / Q000379:methods*; D012984:Software; D014481:United States; D014741:Video Recording