Publications by authors named "Kate Devis"

Introduction: Social media rapidly disseminates information but is a controversial learning platform in nurse education. This study aimed to explore how students viewed the use of Twitter, and other social media, in their first year of a nursing degree.

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate first year student nurses' use of social media, before and after commencing a pre-registration programme, where Twitter was used in a module.

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The aim of this study was to gain insight into service users' experiences of participating in recruitment for Adult, Mental Health and Child nursing studies at the authors' university; to establish potential motivations behind such participation; and to make suggestions for improved future practice. The involvement of service users in nurse education and recruitment has for some years been required by the Nursing and Midwifery Council, but there is a dearth of publications on the meaning of that involvement to participating service users. It is hoped that this study will contribute to this body of knowledge.

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An acute trust has developed a successful one-day programme for nurse and midwife mentors to acknowledge the importance of their role and recognise their worth to the organisation. The programme content and its usefulness for practice were evaluated using a short questionnaire. Results showed that attendees valued sessions on the importance of mentoring, learning styles, managing difficult students and managing time.

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