Snowballing via Facebook: A novel way to recruit millennial nursing student research participants
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Denise Elizabeth McGarry, BA, RN, CMHN, MPM, GCHE, School of Nursing, Midwifery & Paramedicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University, North Sydney, NSW, Australia; Janet Anne Green, RN, DipAppSc, BHSc, GrdCertPaedNsg, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, NSW, Australia; Cathrine Fowler, PhD, RN, RM, Faculty of Health, University of Technology, Sydney, Broadway NSW Australia
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Snowballing is a recommended research method that has received a powerful up-date. Nurses are inveterate users of social media - FaceBook hosts thousands of nursing sites world-wide. This offers a powerful research method to achieve participation in research projects. Does it risk over-use and skewed participant profiles or an unparalleled opportunity?
Nursing Education Research Conference 2018: Generating and Translating Evidence for Teaching Practice. Held at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park, Washington, DC, USA
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Keywords | Recruiting Participants; Snow-Balling Research Technique; Social Media |
Name | Nursing Education Research Conference 2018: Generating and Translating Evidence for Teaching Practice |
Host | Sigma Theta Tau International |
Location | Washington, DC, USA |
Date | 2018 |
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