Please use some common sense on Facebook.

readytoroll · Nov 19, 2009

We just talked about this today at work, apparently it's becoming a widespread problem.

ayla2004, ASN, RN · Nov 19, 2009

In the UK the NMC(BON) is montioring facebook and nurses have been disclpine for breaching pt confidentaly.

Bobylon · Nov 20, 2009

I rarely post on FB..... never about work, usually just catching up with old friends. I'd rather be playing my guitars !!!

MedSurgeMess · Nov 20, 2009

I keep telling my coworkers to watch it.....some of our managers and education liasons post their drinking adventures, go clubbing scantily clad, and are very apparently under the influence. They snap pics with cell phones, then post to FB. I'm waiting for admin to catch on to this someday.....it's too bad.

bds165 · Nov 20, 2009

I'm a former police officer (now in nursing school). One of my ex-coworkers recently "resigned due to personal reasons" after it was discovered he made stupid comments on Facebook about "messing" with people while on patrol. Local newspaper found out, front page story, lawsuit, etc.etc.etc.

WWW = nothing is private. Be careful.

TreehuggerRN · Nov 20, 2009

We recently had an inservice and this was one of the topics. Not very smart.

dannyc12 · Nov 20, 2009

My employer has a "Don't do that" policy. (Meaning dont post specific information on soc net sites)

PERSERVERANCE · Nov 20, 2009

i too have classmates that get on fb and blast the instructors...and i just think, "what an idiot" and "how stupid can you be?" but they don't even think twice about it obviously. and one particular instructor is "extremely high" on the nursing totem pole statewide and nationwide. the way i look at it is they are digging their own graves. :nono:

jessesgirl13 · Nov 20, 2009

i don't know if people get fired in the nursing industry for facebook comments, but my mom had an assistant who flipped out on her and put in her two weeks, then later that day my mom got a phone call from someone from another company that they do business with asking what was going on because they all have each other on facebook and that. and my mom made a facebook account to see what her assistant posted, so my mom and her boss decided to cell the other girl and tell her that they'll pay her her final two weeks, her vacation, and sick time, and that they'll send her her personal items. so you can lose your job over comments on social sites. if you must make comments, join a community board to talk to other people. just use common sense

Midwest4me · Nov 20, 2009

if you use any of those forums you must treat them the same as public speaking... people can see it even if it's private by signing on other peoples accounts, etc..... there are ways around identities that everyone does not know. anything said on these forums should only be only what you would say in front of a group you do not know, and never never never break hippa.

one of our coworkers a few months back mentioned a patient's last name on a fb entry in discussing her (the patient's)transfer. he removed his post from facebook after the prompting by a friend, confessed to human resources the faux pas and kept his job....so though it was a violation, it obviously wasn't viewed by the hospital as a major infraction...which is interesting, to say the least.

bjaeram · Nov 20, 2009

We had one girl that would post things with a little too much info about patients. Someone ratted her out to management. I'm not sure that she got in trouble but we got emails and warnings stating that violating hippa is a termination offense.

Even if you "think" they are your friends you never know who will rat you out!

Meriwhen, ASN, BSN, MSN, RN · Nov 20, 2009

Even though I left off my exact location and place of employment, and my account is as private as could be...I still post nothing on there that I wouldn't say directly to anyone's face.