Social Media and the Nursing Student

Social Media and the Nursing Student

Important guidelines for avoidingConsequences of misuse

What is Social Media

Social Networks Facebook, Twitter Ning, Blogs My Space, Linkedin

Blogs Wikis Podcasts Discussion forums

What does the University say?

http://www.csus.edu/indiv/r/rangem/academic_integrity_review/academic_integrity/netiquette.stm

How does that applyto me?

You may use many of these applications in your courses

You may have a personal Facebook page

Patients may want to friend you! Patient families may want to friend

you! You may want to friend faculty

CSUS Facebook Site

What should you post on this site? www.facebook/sacstatenursing Events related to CSUS SON▪ CSNA information▪ Sigma Theta Tau information▪ Great resources for other students/faculty

What should you avoid posting on this site? Personal information Patient information

What should you report immediately? Disrespectful comments about faculty / students Private health information Offensive comments/jokes

Examples of Misuse of Social Media

Student nurse expelled after posting a picture of herself with a placenta on FaceBook

Five Nurses fired for discussing patients on FaceBook.

Nurses in Wisconsin took photos of a patient’s x ray. One allegedly posted on FaceBook. Both Nurses were fired.

Nurses have been fired for inappropriate use of the internet while on duty.

A teacher in Florida was fired last week for something posted on fb.

Privacy Rules

HIPAA Regulations ANA Code of Ethics Association Guidelines Professional Organizations Hospital Policies

Personal Facebook Site

Avoid making comments that reflect poorly on CSUS

Remember that your FB page could be viewed by prospective employers

Avoid commenting on clinical situations like staffing, equipment, or even circumstances surrounding patient care.

Avoid discussing co workers, peers, or faculty

Important Responsibilities

Respect Copyright laws Your comments reflect on the entire

CSUS School of nursing and your peers

Nothing on the Web is private! Consent is needed to post pictures of

people…even your friends You may not take or post pictures of

patients under any circumstances

What about cell phones in the clinical setting?

Many have data bases on them Great resources for looking up

medications and procedures Do they interfere with the telemetry

equipment? What about airplane mode?

Use of Mobile Devices

iPhones, iPads, iPods and similar devices May use medical and nursing apps Airplane mode in the hospital NO PICTURES OF ANYTHING No texting while in the clinical area Do not place or receive phone calls in

the clinical areas

What is the Good News?

Social Media sites are great ways to Build a community of learning Opportunities for new learning spaces and

experiences Building an alumni Preparing student nurses for the future▪ Connecting with other members of healthcare

team▪ Guiding patients and families in the resources

available to them▪ Integrating technology into your practice

Tips when using Social Media

Remember that posts can be forwarded and used by others

Want to set up a class FB page? You need to get approval

Strongly recommended that you not friend patients (past or present)

What about families of patients? http://www.careerbuilder.com/Article/

CB-2175-Job-Search-Strategies-Social-media-can-kill-your-career-but-not-the-way-you-think/

Friend Requests

Decide if your FB page is personal or professional?

Stick to your designation Set up two FB pages if necessary or

use LinkedIn for your professional page

What if?

A peer posts something in FB that is derogatory about a professor?

A student takes a picture of the answer key to a case study and sends it to all the students?

Student posts the scenario that she had in simulation lab.

What if?

You notice a student videotaping a professor (without her knowledge) during lecture using the webcam in her computer?

A student posts personal information about the preceptor she worked with today

Preceptor uses time on the nursing unit to facebook.

Helping a patient find information on the web about his diagnosis

What if?

Neighbor taken by ambulance to UCDMC. A student checks the chart to see why?

Patient wants you to guide him in locating a website that addresses acute lymphoma.

Shannon went out with friends on Friday evening. Should we post FB pictures?

Cody’s family wants to be friends on FB.

Use social media and technological resources responsibly