Effective use of social media – a nurse’s guide

Using Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, Twitter and other social media platforms are part of many nurses’ day-to-day lives. Getting the most out of social media accounts as a nurse, while avoiding the potential pitfalls, is the topic of this episode. We explore the positives of these online tools that can bring members of the profession together. Our guest is Teresa Chinn, a nurse, social media expert and honorary assistant professor at the University of Nottingham, and founder of the #WeNurses Twitter group. She shares her experience and the many ways that social media has helped her improve her practice and tackle the isolation she felt when working as an agency nurse. The podcast hears about valuable guidance from the NMC, drawing on the Code, which can help nurses use social media safely and responsibly. https://www.nmc.org.uk/globalassets/sitedocuments/nmc-publications/social-media-guidance.pdf She also emphasises the importance of not letting social media take more time than desired from already busy lives.  Ms Chinn also shares her three tips for getting the most out of social media. https://rcni.com/nursing-standard/features/how-to-use-social-media-to-get-health-messages-to-patients-and-public-170766 https://rcni.com/nursing-standard/students/nursing-studies/social-media-teaching-nursing-students-how-to-engage-and-be-professional-online-173076 https://rcni.com/nursing-standard/features/when-social-media-becomes-a-minefield-nurses-161401 https://rcni.com/nursing-standard/students/nursing-studies/how-to-stay-out-of-trouble-when-using-social-media-175686 https://rcni.com/nursing-standard/newsroom/news/would-you-share-your-unique-nurse-pin-on-social-media-193386For more episodes of the Nursing Standard podcast, visit rcni.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.