Nursing Students' Attitude toward Educational Use of Social Network at Faculty of Nursing- Menofia University

Background: The impact of the Internet on education is an important issue that has caught
both educators‟ and practitioners‟ attention in recent years. Aim of the study: was to identify
the attitude of Nursing Students toward educational use of Social Network as Facebook.
Subjects & methods: Research design: A cross sectional descriptive research design was
utilized. Setting: The study was conducted at Faculty of Nursing, Menofia University. Egypt.
Subjects: The study sample constituted 320 students. They are all student nurses who were
enrolled in the first, second, third, and fourth academic year Tools of data collection: Two
tools were used to collect pertinent data. Structure interviewing questionnaire Socio
demographic characteristics and Student's Attitude toward Social Network in learning scale.
Results: Showed that the majority of sample was ruled at the first academic year, having
personal computer, having network access. There was statistical significant difference between
different academic years related to their attitude toward Social Network in learning. And they
were favoring applying E learning, which makes more interaction with teacher. Conclusion:
The use of Facebook positively affected the attitude toward Social Network in learning.
Ultimately we must discover how to hand this technology to our students for learning, or
education at each level and at different places. Recommendations: It is better to use and
integrates the strengths of both e-learning and lecture into nursing education to provide the
most efficient and effective instruction and overcome the deficiency of limited skills and
resources.