INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL NETWORKS ON LIFESTYLE OF NURSING STUDENTS OF FACULTY OF HEALTH STUDIES IN RIJEKA

Društvene mreţe su digitalni alati koji omogućuju brzu komunikaciju meĎu ljudima, stvaranje i dijeljenje sadrţaja s drugima. U moru društvenih mreţa najpoznatije su Facebook, Instagram i YouTube. Osim komunikacije i socijalizacije putem društvenih mreţa, mogu se pronaći edukativni i informativni sadrţaji za sve uzraste. Intenzivnim korištenjem društvenih mreţa, dovelo je do utjecaja na sam način ţivota ljudi. Ovaj završni rad je istraţivački rad na temu Utjecaj društvenih mreţa na stil ţivota studenata sestrinstva Fakulteta zdravstvenih studija u Rijeci. Istraţivanje je provedeno na prvoj, drugoj i trećoj godini redovnog i izvanrednog studija sestrinstva. Sudjelovalo je 100 studenata putem online ankete „Google forms“, 63 redovna studenta te 37 izvanredna studenta. Cilj rada je bio istraţiti kako utječu društvene mreţe na stil ţivota studenata sestrinstva te usporediti odgovore redovnih i izvanrednih studenata. Rezultati su pokazali da društvene mreţe pozitivno utječu na stil ţivota studenata sestrinstva. Najčešći odgovori bili su usmjereni na pozitivan utjecaj društvenih mreţa. Redovni i izvanredni studenti odgovorili su da društvene mreţe njih potiču na tjelesnu aktivnost, olakšavaju komunikaciju, pomaţu u učenju.Social networks are digital tools that enable fast communication between people, creating and sharing content with others. In the sea of social networks, the most famous are Facebook, Instagram and Youtube. Except the communication and socialization through social networks, there can be found educational and informative content for all ages. Through the intensive use of social networks, it has led to an impact on lifestyle of people. This final thesis is a research paper on the topic The impact of social networks on the lifestyle of nursing students at the Faculty of Health Studies in Rijeka. The research was conducted in the first , second and third year of full-time and part-time nursing studies. 100 students participated through the online questionnaire "Google forms", 63 full-time students and 37 part-time students. The goal of the paper was to investigate how social networks affect the lifestyle of nursing students and to compare the responses of full-time and part-time students. The results showed that social networks have a positive effect on the lifestyle of nursing students. The most common responses were focused on the positive aspects of social networks, from easier communication and learning, to encouraging physical activity