Professionalism in nursing 5: social media and e-professionalism

Alison Smart; Johanna McMullan; Gary Mitchell; Rachel Small; Laura Creighton

Professionalism in nursing 5: social media and e-professionalism

Alison Smart, Johanna McMullan, Gary Mitchell, Rachel Small, Laura Creighton

School of Nursing and Midwifery

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Abstract

There are many benefits of using social media, including for nurses and student nurses, but caution must be exerted when doing so because there are many challenges that could conflict with professional guidance. This article is the fifth part in a series on professionalism; it identifies what social media and e-professionalism are and discusses the risks and benefits for nurses of using social media.

Original language	English
Article number	5
Pages (from-to)	55-57
Number of pages	3
Journal	Nursing Times
Volume	118
Issue number	8
Publication status	Published - 01 Aug 2022

Keywords

digital professionalism
CPD
social media
confidentiality

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