TY - JOUR
T1 - Social Media and Nurses: Insights for Promoting Health for Individual and Professional Use
AU - Jackson, Jennifer Irene
AU - Fraser, Robert
AU - Ash, Peter
PY - 2014/9
Y1 - 2014/9
N2 - Social media use can have a significant impact on the health of nurses, both at the individual level and in the workplace. There are positive and negative consequences of social media use for nurses, including potential health consequences. This article provides a brief overview of social media and then explores nursing health and social media and risks for nurses. Social media use also extends to healthcare organizations; with implications for consumers of healthcare delivery. A variety of emerging best practices can guide social media use for nurses. The authors also discuss suggestions for using social media carefully, and future directions for research.
AB - Social media use can have a significant impact on the health of nurses, both at the individual level and in the workplace. There are positive and negative consequences of social media use for nurses, including potential health consequences. This article provides a brief overview of social media and then explores nursing health and social media and risks for nurses. Social media use also extends to healthcare organizations; with implications for consumers of healthcare delivery. A variety of emerging best practices can guide social media use for nurses. The authors also discuss suggestions for using social media carefully, and future directions for research.
U2 - 10.3912/OJIN.Vol19No03Man02
DO - 10.3912/OJIN.Vol19No03Man02
M3 - Article
SN - 1091-3734
VL - 19
JO - Online Journal of Issues in Nursing
JF - Online Journal of Issues in Nursing
IS - 3
ER -