Special Issue on Social Media, Communication and Technology in Nursing

Modern communication methods are drastically changing the way people interact with each other. Professions such as nursing need to evolve to remain relevant as social infrastructure changes. social media (SM), Internet and mobile-based tools for distributing and sharing information, should be used for communication between healthcare providers (HCPs) and patients, since SM has the potential to educate, engage, and empower patients as well as HCPs. The goal of this special issue is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in this area of Social Media, Communication and Technology in Nursing.

In this special issue, we invite front-line researchers and authors to submit original research and review articles that explore Social Media, Communication and Technology in Nursing. In this special issue, potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Health communicators use social media
• Social media and nursing
• Social media and nursing practice
• Social media use in nursing education
• Usefulness of social media for nursing
• Clinical communication
• Social media and technology assisted patient education and support
• Case studies

Authors should read over the journal’s For Authors carefully before submission. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal’s Paper Submission System.

Please kindly specify the “Special Issue” under your manuscript title. The research field “Special Issue – Social Media, Communication and Technology in Nursing” should be selected during your submission.

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