Welcome to the Sigma Europe Communication Committee webpage!

NEW ARTICLE: The simulation divide in European nursing schools

Europe Region Communication Committee sent a survey to Sigma members in Europe, which was designed to capture the use of simulation in nursing education—a topic of great importance for nursing and professional education and development.

Click here and check out the survey results in the Sigma Nursing Webpage!

Practices and experiences of European frontline nurses under the shadow of COVID-19 Semyon Melnikov RN, PhD, Ilya Kagan RN, MA, MBA, PhD, Helena Felizardo RN, MA, Marion Lynch RN, PhD, Charlotte Jakab-Hall RN, Lisa Langan RN, MSc , Peter Vermeir RN, PhD, MBA, Marie-Louise Luiking-Martin RN, PhD. Nursing AND Health Sciences. 03 March 2022 https://doi.org/10.1111/nhs.12936

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The Communications Committee is launching research on social media usage of nurses across Europe.

This is a descriptive-cross sectional study, and we plan to disseminate an on-line questionnaire to all the nurses who are members of Chapters in the European Region of Sigma Theta Tau organization.
Nurses who are not members of Sigma may also complete the questionnaire.
The questionnaire consists of the following sections:
a) socio-demographic and professional characteristics, b) social media use, c) patterns of learning and d) patterns of networking using social networks. Qualitative information will be collected using two open-ended questions.
Ethical approval has been granted by the Ashkelon Academic College, Israel.

We hope that this study will contribute to the body of knowledge about nurses’ use of social media and the most effective platforms to access nurses.

Our communications committee publishes a Sigma European Regional Newsletter four times a year.

Please find our Summer 2023 Newsletter celebrating 100 European Nurses from the last 100 years 

Sigma_Europe_100_Nurses_Newsletter_Summer_2023__1_.pdf

Check our current and back issues of the Sigma European Newsletter here
Read about all the happens in Europe, Internationally and Globally about our members. What are they doing, what have they accomplished and for all who are they.

You can also keep up with US on our European Facebook, LinkedIn and X/ Twitter platforms, as we like to post and tweet about Nursing issues, stories, policy, research done by our members, celebrate our members endeavours and a whole lot more. Quick and easy.

Members: Ilya Kagen, Marie-Louise Luiking, Jill Murphy, Helena Felizardo, Ippolito Notarnicola (Chair), Tiina Syyrilä,  Laura Hako & Helena A De Rezende (Chair).

Terms of Reference Communications committee

Communications: This committee positions:

• Oversee the regional Officer Connect site on The Circle (Regional Website)
• Maintain any additional regional webpages (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter.)
• Create and send the regional newsletter to the appropriate audience.
• Serve as a resource to chapters regarding:
  • Communication techniques (discussion boards, e-mail, newsletters, etc.)
  • Creating a communication plan
  • Use of communication tools provided by SIGMA headquarters.
• Regularly provide chapters with information about initiatives, announcements, etc.
• Undertake research that is congruent with the committees outcomes.