Facebook nurses and patients

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Should a nurse befriend a former patient when that patient sends a friend request. I have seen both positive and negative outcomes when this happens, what is your opinion?

Specializes in Specializes in L/D, newborn, GYN, LTC, Dialysis.

Well where I work the decision is easy. It is against company policy to friend patients or their family members. I think it's solid. Also when I do post about work, it is always positive and uplifting, building up coworkers etc. No negative stuff and never things about patients. You never know who is lurking and you can't block people from seeing your posts if they are stalking you (patients, your boss, management). They can see what you write through friending friends etc. Screen shots can be taken and used against you.

Social media is a wonderful thing but you have to be careful.

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I don't even co-workers. No one needs to see that I am good friends with many p4p girls.

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Specializes in Complex pedi to LTC/SA & now a manager.
I don't even co-workers. No one needs to see that I am good friends with many p4p girls.

Well whatever your reason, you have a policy and I'm sure it's consistent with your corporate social media policy. If it works, who cares?

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Specializes in Dialysis.
I don't even co-workers. No one needs to see that I am good friends with many p4p girls.

You are a certifiable nut!

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I don't even co-workers. No one needs to see that I am good friends with many p4p girls.

:lol2:

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Specializes in CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching.
I don't even co-workers. No one needs to see that I am good friends with many p4p girls.

What's a p4p girl?

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Specializes in Emergency, Telemetry, Transplant.
If they become a patient in your unit, can't you just go to the nurse manager and tell her that patient is your Facebook friend and that you would rather not care for that patient, and ask if someone else can?

If that pt. codes, are you going to excuse yourself from any part of the resuscitation efforts because that person is a FB friend?

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What's a p4p girl?

p4p girl

If that pt. codes, are you going to excuse yourself from any part of the resuscitation efforts because that person is a FB friend?

"She is a facebook friend. We met 4 nights ago at the motel across the road. I ethically cannot care for her after her PEPSI overdose."

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Specializes in CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching.

p4p girl

"She is a facebook friend. We met 4 nights ago at the motel across the road. I ethically cannot care for her after her PEPSI overdose."

That link led me to a "This Page Does Not Load" message.

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That link led me to a "This Page Does Not Load" message.

Urban Dictionary: P4P

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Where did you go OP? All these nice people have helped you out with your homework, but you have been silent.

Why don't you share the good and bad that you claim you have seen?

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Specializes in LTC, home health, critical care, pulmonary nursing.

Nope nope nope nope nope.

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