Social Media for Nursing Profession

Social media is becoming more and more legitimate in both the professional and personal world. Do you think that being ethical and practicing code of ethics in using social media as your medium of campaign is essential?

• YES

• NO

• MAYBE

• I DONT KNOW

According to CNO's code of conduct, are nurses accountable for their own actions and decision?

• YES

• NO

• MAYBE

• I DONT KNOW

According to CNO, what is personal health information?

• a specific form of express consent, which may be given verbally or in written form. It may be provided over the telephone or electronically if the nurse is sufficiently able to identify the person

• making information available or releasing it to another custodian or person

• any identifying information about clients that is in verbal, written or electronic form. This includes information collected by nurses during the course of therapeutic nurse-client relationships

• “giving information about a client to a person other than the client or his or her authorized representative, except with the consent of the client or his or her representative, or as required or allowed by law

What are the few instances of social media publishing violation that a licensed nurse should not engage in?

• Posting private data about a client

• Sharing incident materials

• Establishing intimate connections with a client online

• All of the above

Another possible perspective on the ethical dilemma of social media in the nursing profession is to consider it through the lens of the principle of justice. What is justice in the nursing perspective?

• being “answerable to oneself and others for one's own actions.”

• implies that patients have a right to fair and impartial treatment.

• the practice of truth telling

• the ability to apply professional knowledge to patient care and clinical decision-making.