McBride, D. & Cohen, E. (2009). Misuse of social networking may have ethical implications for nurses.
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McBride & Cohen (2009) briefly wrote about potential violations of professional nursing conduct through the use of social networking sites. Many challenges mentioned in the article have been previously discussed, such as HIPAA violations. One slippery slope mentioned that I had not considered is the "friending" of patient & nurse relationships on these social sites. Participants may not be aware that employer boundaries extend to these sites, or these sites may blur these boundaries that were established to protect the privacy of both the patients as well as staff.
McBride, D. & Cohen, E. (2009). Misuse of social networking may have ethical implications for nurses. ONS Connect, July 2009, 17.
McBride & Cohen (2009) briefly wrote about potential violations of professional nursing conduct through the use of social networking sites. Many challenges mentioned in the article have been previously discussed, such as HIPAA violations. One slippery slope mentioned that I had not considered is the "friending" of patient & nurse relationships on these social sites. Participants may not be aware that employer boundaries extend to these sites, or these sites may blur these boundaries that were established to protect the privacy of both the patients as well as staff.
McBride, D. & Cohen, E. (2009). Misuse of social networking may have ethical implications for nurses. ONS Connect, July 2009, 17.
posted by UTArlington_N5308 at 11:31 AM
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In addition, if these nurses are carrying the nurse-patient relationship to friendship levels I think that the board of nursing would consider that a boundary violation.
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