title: The Impact of Twitter and Facebook on Nursing Practice and Education: A Systematic Review of the Literature.
abstract: This systematic review aims to answer the following question: What is the impact of Twitter and Facebook on nursing practice and education? Any article that was written in English and was published in PubMed and Computers Informatics Nursing (CIN) journal from 2011 up to 2016 and discussed the impact of Twitter and Facebook on nursing practice and education was included, while any opinion and review articles were excluded. The results show three themes that are covered by the literature: (1) using social media to enhance students' confidence and /or self-efficacy, (2) characteristics of nurses who use social media, and (3) preferred modes of communication. Further research is still needed to reveal the impact of Twitter and Facebook on nursing education as well as other specialties of nursing practice.
authors.affiliation: Armed Forces Hospitals Southern Region, Khamis Mushait, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Hanan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Asiri
authors.affiliation: College of Public Health and Health Informatics, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Mowafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Househ
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D004506:Education, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D020377:Self Efficacy; D061108:Social Media