8 Tips for Social Networking for Nurses

ANA’s Principles for Social Networking For Nurse Refreshers and Active Nurses

1. Nurses must not transmit or place online individually identifiable patient information.
2. Nurses must observe ethically prescribed professional patient – nurse boundaries.
3. Nurses should understand that patients,
4. colleagues, institutions, and employers may view postings.
5. Nurses should take advantage of privacy settings and seek to separate personal and professional information online.
6. Nurses should bring content that could harm a patient’s privacy, rights, or welfare to the attention of appropriate authorities.
7. Nurses should participate in developing
8. institutional policies governing online conduct.