Social Media Use in the Nursing Profession
Nurses are increasingly utilizing social media and new ethical concerns have been arising. Social media has the ability to benefit health care in a variety of ways but often time’s nurses violate patient rights when posting on social media sites. It is important for nurses to be educated of the appropriate limits when using these networking sites. There have been far too many instances reported of nurses using social media inappropriately and organizations need to take steps to prevent these occurrences.
Within the last five years, the rate at which information enters the public arena has become much more rapid due to the increased use of social media. It has become far too easy for things to go viral in the world today and it is important to know and understand the rules and regulations when posting on social media sites. Social media are "electronic tools that enhance communication, …show more content…
It is becoming of growing importance that healthcare organizations are not only providing policies and guidelines for social media use but also offer education, guidance, and support for employees choosing to take part in social media use. Organizations should be providing introductions to these tools and requiring competencies to improve professional behaviors. New media has made it a necessary for an educational response as well as a shift in habits (Gagnon, 2015). Many healthcare workers may not be comfortable using social media sites to read and circulate health information or network with colleagues online. Healthcare professionals in practice should be seeking new educational opportunities such as workshops, informal and brief learning sessions, or even webinars. This could help to develop comfort and knowledge of professional health care social media use. Online behavior can be shaped and molded by including social media competencies in health care
Nurses are increasingly utilizing social media and new ethical concerns have been arising. Social media has the ability to benefit health care in a variety of ways but often time’s nurses violate patient rights when posting on social media sites. It is important for nurses to be educated of the appropriate limits when using these networking sites. There have been far too many instances reported of nurses using social media inappropriately and organizations need to take steps to prevent these occurrences.
Within the last five years, the rate at which information enters the public arena has become much more rapid due to the increased use of social media. It has become far too easy for things to go viral in the world today and it is important to know and understand the rules and regulations when posting on social media sites. Social media are "electronic tools that enhance communication, …show more content…
It is becoming of growing importance that healthcare organizations are not only providing policies and guidelines for social media use but also offer education, guidance, and support for employees choosing to take part in social media use. Organizations should be providing introductions to these tools and requiring competencies to improve professional behaviors. New media has made it a necessary for an educational response as well as a shift in habits (Gagnon, 2015). Many healthcare workers may not be comfortable using social media sites to read and circulate health information or network with colleagues online. Healthcare professionals in practice should be seeking new educational opportunities such as workshops, informal and brief learning sessions, or even webinars. This could help to develop comfort and knowledge of professional health care social media use. Online behavior can be shaped and molded by including social media competencies in health care