Table 2.
Clinical nurse specialists’ motives or reasons for using social media.
| Reasons for using social media | Never, n (%) | Rarely, n (%) | Sometimes, n (%) | Often, n (%) | Always, n (%) |
| Increase knowledge | 2 (4.7) | 1 (2.3) | 9 (20.9) | 21 (48.8) | 10 (23.3) |
| Nurse-to-patient communication | 0 (0) | 4 (9.3) | 10 (23.3) | 13 (30.2) | 16 (37.2) |
| Nurse-to-doctor communication | 0 (0) | 2 (4.7) | 6 (14) | 14 (32.6) | 21 (48.8) |
| Nurse-to-nurse communication | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 5 (11.6) | 18 (41.9) | 20 (46.5) |
| Reaching patients easily | 1 (2.3) | 3 (7) | 7 (16.3) | 11 (25.6) | 21 (48.8) |
| Efficacy | 0 (0) | 4 (9.3) | 6 (14) | 24 (55.8) | 9 (20.9) |
| Maintaining a good image of the health care institution | 2 (4.7) | 6 (14) | 11 (25.6) | 18 (41.9) | 6 (14) |
| Publicizing your specialty achievements or your efficiency (or both) | 4 (9.3) | 14 (32.6) | 12 (27.9) | 11 (25.6) | 2 (4.7) |
| Communicating well with other health care providers | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 6 (14) | 20 (46.5) | 17 (39.5) |
| Helping patients reduce the number of hospital visits | 4 (9.3) | 0 (0) | 7 (16.3) | 13 (30.2) | 19 (44.2) |
| Increasing patient satisfaction | 2 (4.7) | 0 (0) | 7 (16.3) | 17 (39.5) | 17 (39.5) |