Social media as tools for remote extension: an experience report of an academic nursing league

Abstract

Introduction: The Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, which caused the COVID-19 pandemic, has been causing worldwide problems beyond the disease itself, for instance in Education, which became unable to provide face-to-face meetings, it had to find ways to make possible to continue the teaching-learning processes. The Academic Nursing League in Family Health (LESF) was established in 2014, bounded to the Nursing College of Vale do Acaraú State University (UVA), in Sobral city, Ceará state. Considering the pandemic scenario and the need to continue their activities, the members of this league had to adapt to a remote format and use their creativity to bridge the physical barriers of a classroom. Objective: To report academic extension actions developed virtually by members of the LESF, demonstrating its importance for college education in nursing. Methodology: This is a descriptive study, an experience report developed from the activities performed by members of the LESF. Results: Extension actions were performed using Instagram and Youtube platforms, by creating videos, educational images, and events approaching current and relevant topics for health promotion. Taking into consideration the sanitary reality of the population, topics were categorized in the following groups: social cooperation; professional, academic, and community integration; academic politization; special dates; and vaccination. Conclusions: This report reinforces the university-society interaction facing restructuring moments and the relevance of academic leagues as an extracurricular strategy of teaching, integrating it to research and extension actions.