jhoilman

Nursing school administrators do a great job telling students and faculty what not to do with social media, but what about what can be done with social media? Do you model positive social media use? Does your program include curriculum that addresses...

Collaboration is a valuable skill in the workplace. It's great to see that you are learning the art of working together towarDS a common goal early on in your education. Kudos to you and your nursing faculty.

You should check your specific place of employment's social media and fraternization policies. Many places strictly prohibit the "friending" of patients and staff.

I think you make a great point. Students may overshare. Their nursing faculty mentors need to teach and model appropriate therapeutic communication between nurses and patients. Connecting with patients anywhere, not only social media, usually violate...

You're right, not just proprietary school lack national nursing accreditation. Many community colleges also do not have nationally accredited nursing programs. More than likely it's because the accrediting process is very expensive. I also would argu...

I agree with the previous poster who pointed out that it's not social media that ruining lives. The people who choose to posted unprofessional pictures or words are sealing their own fate. Question: do you think the general population belIeves social...

Remember that you can untag yourself in pictures and you can block users from posting on your account. Maybe you don't need to delete you acxount. You could learn more about your settings and privacy options, as well as monitor your page.

When you engage in any social media you have to monitor yourself and others. Like a previous poster said if a friend posted something inappropriate, she would delete it. It is possible to have a social media that helps your career. Social media such...

So this nurse was fired without warning. She may have signed a social media policy statement stating different things she would not do on social media (i.e. post pictures of the hospital), but even if she didn't sign anything it's still a HIPAA viola...

I agree that Linkedin.com woould be a better choice for professional correspondence and networking.

Facebook and social media goes both ways. It can be a career breaker and a career builder. Social media e-professionalism is important every time you put yourself out there on social media.

I don't know if you are a rule follower or not, but in the agreement that you electronically signed in order to utilize Facebook, you explicitly agreed to use you given name. Aliases are not permitted on Facebook and are grounds for dismissal. I real...

Social media albeit 10 years young, is still an up and coming technology. Social media can be used for both good and bad. It's very important to be and informed consumer. You all referenced the negative of social media and someone even said that thei...

Great links. Thank you! Social media e-professionalism and specifically HIPAA can be a very slippery slope. It;s very important to be not only an informed consumer of social media, but also an informed poster on social media.

Social media e-professionalism can be a slippery slop. Dr. Jeff Cain and colleagues have authored great articles for educators and professionals defining e-professionalism. I believe that it's important to know what not to do, but it may be more impo...

Social media can be a scary place, but if you are an informed user, social media can be a place that can generate professional opportunities. The article makes great points about what not to do. Make sure you inform yourself about what to do on socia...

Remember, you are in control of your own destiny. Like Ben Franklin said "If you fail to plan you are planning to fail". Focus on your studies, focus on what you can control. Make sure you are putting in 110% of the effort. See yourself through to th...

I believe taking notes in the K-W-L format is a great way of taking notes. Here is a link that explains the process KWL (Know | Want | Learn) Reading Method I think that it's important to enter the learning environment prepared with prior knowledge (...

I believe that practical nursing school is a great back up plan if you need one. Many nurses that I have worked with started as practical nurses. The important thing to remember is that nursing is very much a professional that requires life long lear...

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