Allnurses members have been asking for a Groups feature on the site and we have listened. We are happy to now offer you allnurses Clubs. This will allow you to create a group with others of similar interests. Clubs can be created by any member who has permission.
Public - Everyone can see the club and its posts, and can participate without joining. No self-promotion. Must abide by the Terms of Service.
Open - Everyone can see the club and its posts, but only members can participate. Everyone can join. No self-promotion. Must abide by the Terms of Service.
Closed - Everyone can see the club and who's in it, but only members can see posts and participate. Users need to ask a leader to join. Self-promotion allowed. Must abide by the Terms of Service.
Private - Only members can find the club and see its posts. Users need to be invited by a leader to join. Self-promotion allowed. Must abide by the Terms of Service.
Read Only - Everyone can see the club and its posts, but only members can participate. Users need to be invited by a leader to join. No self-promotion. Must abide by the Terms of Service.
All Clubs must abide by the allnurses’ Terms of Service
If PUBLIC/OPEN/READ ONLY (posts visible to all members), TOS applies. No self-promotion.
If PRIVATE/CLOSED, only the owner and its members can see the post. TOS applies. Self-promotion allowed.
DISCLAIMER: Staff have access to all Clubs. Rules subject to change at the discretion of allnurses to protect the interest of the members and the community.
If you have questions about clubs, please feel free to post below or contact one of the Admins and we will be happy to assist you.
John Falsey, one of the creators of two of my most favorite TV shows of all time, St. Elsewhere and Northern Exposure, said, "If you set out to please everybody, you're going to end up pleasing no one".
Specializes in Psych, Corrections, Med-Surg, Ambulatory.
I personally love the idea that there will be parts of this site that are not open to the public. And I have no problem with the fact that most of it is. I think it's good that the public can have more than a superficial view of what nursing is really like. It's certainly beneficial for prospective nursing students who are still in the decision-making phase. I even get a perverse enjoyment out of the holier-than-thou "I wouldn't want you for my nurse" posts.
I also think it's important to have places where we can really open up to each other, with fewer filtres. To whom can we open up now? Family and friends? We've all seen how that goes. Maybe we don't want our coworkers knowing too much about us. A closed group that still has some anonymity - dare I say it? - is like our safe space.
AnnieNP, MSN, NP
540 Posts
Two of my all-time favorite television shows!