Forsyth, L. (2009). What you need to know about social networking.
Tiffanie shares
In an article written by Forsyth (2009) the author identifies the continuing struggle for areas overseeing law making to develop what is and is not appropriate behavior between employers and employees in social networking. We all know that employees being fired from the place of employment over what they said, did, or posted on a social networking site is becoming a "norm" now. It happens everyday and is on the news every evening. One item that Forsyth (2009) pointed out is that 45% of employers were screening social networking sites of potential employees. That is crazy! Next thing you know you have to do a background check for criminal offenses and social networking sites. There is a part of the article that listed "rules" for nurses using social networking sites. This was the best part because most of these seem common knowlege... guess not! Some examples: don't fake a sick day and then post it on your site and don't post photos or comments engaging in ocnduct in the workplace which you know would be inappropriate (Forsyth, 2009). One that I would add - do not update your status from work! The date and time is noted when you update and it can be traced back to see if you were at work!
Tiff
Forsyth, L. (2009). What you need to knw about social networking. Queensland Nurse, 28(5), 22-23.
In an article written by Forsyth (2009) the author identifies the continuing struggle for areas overseeing law making to develop what is and is not appropriate behavior between employers and employees in social networking. We all know that employees being fired from the place of employment over what they said, did, or posted on a social networking site is becoming a "norm" now. It happens everyday and is on the news every evening. One item that Forsyth (2009) pointed out is that 45% of employers were screening social networking sites of potential employees. That is crazy! Next thing you know you have to do a background check for criminal offenses and social networking sites. There is a part of the article that listed "rules" for nurses using social networking sites. This was the best part because most of these seem common knowlege... guess not! Some examples: don't fake a sick day and then post it on your site and don't post photos or comments engaging in ocnduct in the workplace which you know would be inappropriate (Forsyth, 2009). One that I would add - do not update your status from work! The date and time is noted when you update and it can be traced back to see if you were at work!
Tiff
Forsyth, L. (2009). What you need to knw about social networking. Queensland Nurse, 28(5), 22-23.
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Hader, A., and Brown, E. (2010). Patient privacy and social media. AANA Journal, 78(4), 270-4.
Social media sites such as Facebook have increased in use over the past few years, and healthcare providers who utilize these sites must maintain awareness of professional boundaries and privacy rights. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is in place to protect patient confidentiality and all healthcare providers must comply with its policies. The authors discuss the use of social media and provide examples of how private health information (PHI) has been shared on these now popular sites, leading to fines and loss of employment for some. Users of sites such as Facebook and Twitter should know that posting status updates records a time stamp, which clearly can give away whether it was done inappropriately during work hours. Some employers have the right to monitor online activities of their employees outside of work and discipline or even fire them, and some facilities will check profiles of people before hiring them. The authors provide insightful and meaningful advice to social media sites and their use for healthcare providers.
Jennifer Mitchell, BSN, RN, CCRN
Nursing Informatics student, Fall '10
This is an interesting topic that the Texas BON recently addressed in their newsletter sent out to all registered nurses. The BON noted that there were many boundary violations being committed due to posting on these social network sites and that those most likely to commit these violations are younger nurses who have grown up with this technology. The recommendation from the board was to institute education about HIPPA and boundary violations/ethics education much earlier in the nursing curriculum and to repeat this information throughout the program.
I'm friends with a nurse who I see post things on Facebook all the time. Even from work. Some of the things she posts are a bit disturbing, too. If I were her manager I would definitely say something to her.
Jennifer Mitchell, RN, CCRN
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