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socialmedia.pptxSocial Media
Professional Boundaries
Social Media has great benefits in healthcare but there is also a great downside to it
Nurses have a unique relationship with patients
It is easy to be over involved with a patient that has been closely under the nurse’s care
It is important to always put the patient before the nurse’s feelings
Professional Boundaries & Therapeutic Relationships
A therapeutic relationship is the only appropriate relationship between the nurse and the patient
Personal disclosure should be used cautiously
The patient can misinterpret it for friendship
Reversal of roles is when the patient cares for the nurse (Henderson & Dahnke, 2015)
This can add more stress to the patient and slow down their healing progress
Social media makes it easier for professional boundaries to be crossed
It is more accessible for a patient and nurse to keep in touch after discharge
Professional Boundaries & Confidentiality
Nurses can violate the principle of confidentiality on social media
Common misconception: Removing a patient’s name is enough to maintain patient confidentiality
Many other factors can give away patient identity
Once information is exposed on the internet, it is there forever
The patient will lose trust in the nurse and possibly all healthcare workers
Professional Boundaries & Integrity
Social media is rapidly evolving therefore it is difficult for institution policies to keep up (Brookes, 2017).
It is important for the nurse to use their sense of integrity when making decisions about social media content
Regarding patients or employer
The nurse should think how would they would feel if they were in the patient’s shoes
It is appropriate for the nurse to keep two social media platforms: professional and personal (Brookes, 2017).
Professional Boundaries & Nonmaleficence
Nonmaleficence is doing no harm to a patient
Exposing patient information can potentially cause harm
Even if it is unintentional
Befriending a patient on social media can cause harm to the patient if exposed to nurse’s values and ideas that the patient may not agree with
References
Henderson, M., & Dahnke, M. D. (2015). The ethical use of social media
in nursing practice. MEDSURG Nursing, 24(1), 62–64. http://web.b.ebscohost.com.resu.idm.oclc.org/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=10&sid=72547d0b-d03b-4149-a42b-4714d8fe74e2%40pdc-v-sessmgr03
Brookes, G. (2017). To post or not to post: Social media and nursing.
Nursing New Zealand (Wellington, N.Z. : 1995), 23(2), 34. http://search.ebscohost.com.resu.idm.oclc.org/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mdc&AN=30556990&site=ehost-live
