Comparative Effectiveness of Health Communication Strategies in Nursing: A Mixed Methods Study of Internet, mHealth, and Social Media Versus Traditional Methods.

Background: Effective communication is vital in health care, especially for nursing students who are the future of health care delivery. In Iraq's nursing education landscape, characterized by challenges such as resource constraints and infrastructural limitations, understanding communication modalities is crucial.

Objective: This mixed methods study conducted in 2 nursing colleges aims to explore and compare the effectiveness of health communication on the web, through mobile health (mHealth) applications, and via social media among nursing students in Iraq.

Preceptoring of Graduate Nursing Students in Iraq.

Purpose: The objective of this study is to explore and examine the approaches utilized by preceptors in guiding graduate nursing students toward developing critical thinking skills within governmental nursing colleges in Iraq.

Methods: The study involved 215 preceptors employed in Al governmental nursing colleges in Iraq. Purposive sampling was used to select participants who had at least two years of nursing preceptorship experience.