Promoting health and safety virtually: key recommendations for occupational health nurses

Nurses' use of the Internet and social media has surfaced as a critical concern requiring further exploration and consideration by all health care organizations and nursing associations. In an attempt to support this need, the American Nurses Association (2011) published six principles of socia...

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Published in:AAOHN journal 2014-07, Vol.62 (7), p.302-306
Main Authors: Wolf, Debra M, Anton, Bonnie B, Wenskovitch, John
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access to information
Adult
Female
Health Promotion
Humans
Informatics
Internet
Male
Middle Aged
Nurse's Role
Nurses
Nursing
Occupational Health
Occupational Health Nursing
Pilot Projects
Professional ethics
Professionals
Response rates
Smartphones
Social Media
Social Networking
Social networks
Social research
Virtual communities
Websites
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Summary:Nurses' use of the Internet and social media has surfaced as a critical concern requiring further exploration and consideration by all health care organizations and nursing associations. In an attempt to support this need, the American Nurses Association (2011) published six principles of social networking that offered guidance and direction for nurses. In addition, the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (2011) published a nurse's guide to using social media. Surfing the Internet and using social media for professional and personal needs is extremely common among nurses. What is concerning is when nurses do not separate their professional and personal presence in the virtual world. This article presents an Institutional Review Board-approved pilot survey that explored nurses' use of social media personally and professionally and offers recommendations specifically directed to the occupational health nurse.
ISSN:2165-0799
2165-0969
DOI:10.3928/21650799-20140617-02