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A brief, interactive educational module significantly improves learning and awareness of responsible social media use among advanced practice registered nurse students. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To assess the educational impact of an interactive social media and digital professionalism module integrated into advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) clinical training.

August 28, 2026The Journal for Nurse PractitionersOpen Access

Digital Professionalism in Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Education: Evaluating a Social Media Module

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CSCourtney DuBois ShihabuddinThe Ohio State University HBHeidi Bobek ESElizabeth L. SharpeThe Ohio State University

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Cohort study reveals improved digital conduct awareness in advanced practice nursing students, highlighting the value of formal online professionalism training.

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To assess the educational impact of an interactive social media and digital professionalism module integrated into advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) clinical training.
Implemented a self-paced, interactive module embedded within required clinical coursework across 9 APRN specialty tracks at a Midwestern university.
Evaluated outcomes using a postmodule survey administered to 2 annual cohorts (N = 364).
Survey responses demonstrated significant improvements in student learning and awareness concerning professional social media conduct.
Outcomes supported the formal designation of digital professionalism as a discrete competency in APRN curricula.

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Shihabuddin et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9145ead15324a1df3a91f2 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2026.105985

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Cohort study reveals improved digital conduct awareness in advanced practice nursing students, highlighting the value of formal online professionalism training.

Digital Professionalism in Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Education: Evaluating a Social Media Module

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Digital Professionalism in Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Education: Evaluating a Social Media Module

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