Social media plays a significant role in the lives of nurses in both their
professional and personal lives. Additionally, social media is now considered a
mainstream part of the process for recruiting and hiring candidates. Inappropriate or
unethical conduct on social media can create legal problems for nurses as well as the
field of nursing. Login to all social media sites in which you engage. Review your profile,
pictures and posts. Based on the professional standards of nursing, identify items that
would be considered unprofessional and potentially detrimental to your career and that
negatively impact the reputation of the nursing field. In 500-750 words, summarize the
findings of your review. Include the following: Describe the posts or conversations in
which you have engaged that might be considered inappropriate based on the
professional standards of nursing. Discuss why nurses have a responsibility to uphold a
standard of conduct consistent with the standards governing the profession of nursing at
work and in their personal lives. Include discussion of how personal conduct can violate
HIPAA or be considered unethical or unprofessional. Provide an example of each to
support your answer. Based on the analysis of your social media, discuss what areas of
your social media activity reflect Christian values as they relate to respecting human
value and dignity for all individuals. Describe areas of your social media activity that
could be improved. Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA
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Social media plays a significant role in the lives of nurses in both their professional and personal lives.
Additionally, social media is now considered a mainstream part of the process for recruiting and hiring
candidates. Inappropriate or unethical conduct on social media can create legal problems for nurses as well as
the field of nursing.
Login to all social media sites in which you engage. Review your profile, pictures and posts. Based on the
professional standards of nursing, identify items that would be considered unprofessional and potentially
detrimental to your career and that negatively impact the reputation of the nursing field.
In 500-750 words, summarize the findings of your review. Include the following:
Describe the posts or conversations in which you have engaged that might be considered inappropriate based
on the professional standards of nursing.
Discuss why nurses have a responsibility to uphold a standard of conduct consistent with the standards
governing the profession of nursing at work and in their personal lives. Include discussion of how personal
conduct can violate HIPAA or be considered unethical or unprofessional. Provide an example of each to
support your answer.