Assessment Instructions
The aim of this assignment is to develop your writing skills and academic style while learning about the benefits and limitations of social media in health care. The task involves writing one paragraph about the strengths of social media for use by nurses and health care teams (350 words); one paragraph about the limitations of social media for use by nurses and health care teams (350 words); and an end-text reference list. On completion of this assignment, you will receive valuable feedback on any areas you need to improve in your academic writing, paraphrasing and referencing for future assignments.
Note: there is no need to write an introduction or a conclusion for this assessment.
Assessment instructions:
There are three parts to this assessment:
Part 1: Define social media and discuss two key benefits that the use of social media might provide for nurses and health care teams (350 words +/- 10%).
Part 2: Discuss two key limitations related to the use of social media that may cause problems for nurses and health care teams (350 words+/- 10%).
Write your responses to Part 1 and Part 2 in two different paragraphs (one for each topic; 350 words each paragraph +/- 10%).
Use the four journal articles provided (below) to write your well-constructed paragraphs. For this assignment, you can also source references cited (referenced) in these articles if they have been published within the last seven years (2015+). You will also need to find at least one extra source related to each topic (i.e. at least two more articles). Prior to completing your task, please review Module 6 Links to an external site.of the Academic Skills Online Modules or consider attending the targeted workshop forLinks to an external site. assignment 1 Links to an external site.or the Academic Skills@ECU generic academic skills workshops on paraphrasing, referencing and writing academic paragraphs.
Your paragraphs must:
have a clear topic,
have supporting sentences where paraphrases from selected extracts are included to support your main idea in a logical manner. All paraphrases must be correctly referenced in-text,
use appropriate academic language/style,
include complete, well-constructed sentences,
have a concluding sentence.
Part 3: Write an end-text reference list in APA 7th style of the sources provided as well as the additional references you have sourced. You will need to access the articles provided using the ECU library search systems to find all the bibliographic details needed to write the end-text reference list. You can find a sample end-text reference list in the ECU Referencing Library Guide Links to an external site.
Articles to be used for assessment one (you will need to source them using the library searching systems):
De Martino, I., DâApolito, R., McLawhorn, A.S., Fehring, K.A., Sculco, P.K. & Gasparini, G. (2017). Social media for patients: benefits and drawbacks. Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med, 10, 141-145. DOI 10.1007/s12178-017-9394-7
Dhar, V.K., Kim, Y., Graff, J.T., Jung, A.D., Garrett, J., Dick, L.E., Harris, J. & Shab, S. A. (2018). Benefit of social media on patient engagement and satisfaction. Results of a 9-month, qualitative pilot study using Facebook. Surgery, 163, 565-570. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2017.09.056
Merchant, R., M. (2020. Evaluating the potential role of social media in preventative health care. JAMA Viewpoint, 323 (5). 411-412. doi:10.1001/jama.2019.21084
Smailhodzic, E., Hooijsma, W., Boonstra, A. & Langley, D.J. (2016). Social media use in healthcare: A systematic review of effects on patients and on their relationship with healthcare Professionals. BMC Health services Research. 16, 442. DOI:10.1186/s12913-016-1691-0
NB* These are not necessarily the correct bibliographic references â just enough information to assist you with your library searches.
Remember: You will also need to find at least one extra source related to each topic (i.e. at least two more articles).
Need 2 extra sources no longer than 6 years publishing difference
Needs to pass turnitin report and needs to show proof
References in instructions wont be correct APA 7th referencing, needs to be adjusted to fit the rubric.
Assessment Instructions The aim of this assignment is to develop your writing sk
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