Hi, everyone....some of you may have noticed this topic in other threads on other forums/boards, but I see some of you are quite new and maybe would be seeing this for the first time.
AllNurses is a great place to exchange information, do some research, and vent frustrations. It's also not even close to being as anonymous as most new members seem to believe it to be. With the increased use of the internet for searching people's backgrounds, it doesn't take much effort at all to find out where someone works, lives, the hours they keep and where they shop, where their kids go to school....you get the idea.
Please don't make it easy for the psychos out there by posting your PHOTO, for heaven's sake!
Beyond that, even if you believe yourself shielded from those sorts of troubles (as if we could ever be sure of that?), you should DEFINITELY realize that students have been kicked out of their nursing programs for posting messages online that someone in their program (fellow student, teacher, clinical instructor, you name it) found objectionable.
You could lose that long-awaited program spot because of a message board post, YES. You could find yourself as a new grad, in a shiny new RN position, only to be dropped during your probationary time because of message board posting that vents about preceptors, employer's policies, scheduling, etc etc.
I'm NOT saying to never post these kinds of messages. WE ALL DO. I AM saying that putting your FACE, and oftentimes name, email address, town you live in, school you attend, just makes it blissfully easy to identify you and REMOVE you from your school or employment.
Word to the wise, that's all....guess that's my Public Service Announcement for Today :)
I definitely had to learn and all the posts before me are right. Everything we do is tracked now a days. I for one don't want to be found! I need a place to vent freely! ?
I googled my username once; I was quoted on a nursing blog, line by line on a post...
I think this is happening when people are using Facebook or Google to log in here, it uses that info with permission. Which is why I prefer a wholly separate login.
I did have someone tell me that just because it might taste bad doesn't mean it's not good for you. I take that as a compliment. :)
That is SOOOO perfect! I love your doses of reality! I'm sure they can be a bitter pill to swallow, but sometimes the pill is necessary and with the best of intentions.
OK, Here's a picture my Goddaughter emailed me yesterday. Her husband and son were out together. Their son will be three in two months. This picture is absolutely adorable but doesn't give anything away except that they don't live in Florida!
It seems there are always threads about this issue...why not suggest this in bold print when registering for the site?
Oh, it is. And naturally people in a hurry to register don't READ any of that. Nor do they read the TOS, and then cry foul when they are in violation of them (as if ignorance were the perfect 'out' card).
I just was stunned by the sheer number of smiling 'selfies' I found on the newbie posts, all seemingly blissfully unaware of what clear targets they are making of themselves.
Well darn. I haven't vented or complained about anything, but I've asked questions here and there. And I don't have my picture as my aviator but I do have it in my profile and I tried but I can't remove it. I guess I have to upload a new picture to the profile picture to remove my current one?
Bleck!
That is SOOOO perfect! I love your doses of reality! I'm sure they can be a bitter pill to swallow, but sometimes the pill is necessary and with the best of intentions. 
LadyFree28, BSN, LPN, RN
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I googled my username once; I was quoted on a nursing blog, line by line on a post...