title: Student life - Twitter - a great medium for learning and debate.
abstract: Twitter is ideal for nurses and nursing students to start a discussion and debate, share innovative practice and, as lifelong learners, keep up to date with evidence-based care. The social media platform is often the first place new ideas and concepts are aired. Even if you don't tweet, it is likely you know about campaigns that used Twitter to raise awareness, such as the late Kate Granger's #hellomnynameis campaign. Tommy Whitelaw, a keynote speaker at this year's RCN congress in Glasgow, tweets under @TommyNtour to raise awareness of dementia by sharing his mother's story.
authors.forename: Kerry
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pace
mesh_terms: D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D007858:Learning; D061108:Social Media; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D013663:Teaching; D006113:United Kingdom