and as a Health Professional
Are you on Facebook?
1.
2.
Yes
No
0%
1
0%
2
1.44 billion monthly active users as of
March 31, 2015
936 million daily active users on average
for March 2015
Are you on Twitter?
1.
2.
Yes
No
0%
1
0%
2
302 million Twitter monthly active users
worldwide
500 million Tweets a day which means
about 5,700 Tweets a second
Most followers = Katy Perry: 69,998,945
Pros and cons
In groups of 3/4 think about the possible
pros and cons of using social media,
personally and/or professionally
@WeNurses is run by Teresa Chinn who is
a registered nurse. Teresa was an agency
nurse who found herself professionally
isolated and reached out to social media
to connect with other nurses. It was
Teresa who first brought the concept of
Twitter chats to nursing in the UK
Stephen’s Story
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england27192089
The BBC reported on nurse who has been
suspended from nursing for six months
after foul-mouthed outbursts on
Facebook.
The article states:
“The NMC said her offensive posts on the
social networking site were likely to reflect
badly on the profession.”
Care home assistants suspended for
mocking elderly residents by gurning and
posing with zimmer frames
NMC code (2015) states:
20 Uphold the reputation of your profession at
all times
20.10 use all forms of spoken, written and
digital communication (including social media
and networking sites) responsibly, respecting
the right to privacy of others at all times.
Further guidance - NMC. (2015). Guidance on using
social media responsibly. London: NMC.
We all have a digital
footprint...
Thing 1:
Map your digital footprint
Image from ericaglasier.com
What’s your main Facebook
privacy setting? 20% 20% 20% 20%
1. “Friends
only”
2.
“Friends of
friends”
3. Public
4. Not sure
5. Don’t use
facebook
1
2
3
4
20%
5
Thing 2:
Check your Facebook profile
(http://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/tools)
Have you ever Googled yourself?
0%
0%
No
B.
Yes
No
Ye
s
A.
Thing 3:
Google Yourself
Are you aware of the CHHS
regulations on the use of
social media?
1.
2.
3.
Yes (and I have
read them)
Yes (but I
haven’t read
them)
No
0%
1
0%
2
0%
3
“ to promote the dignity of all
students and staff at the
University
by eliminating all forms of
offensive behaviour, and
to establish a working and
learning environment free from
harassment and aggression”
SU Dignity at Work and Study Policy
Thing 4
Read the CHHS Social Media Guidelines
(on Blackboard)
Do you feel happy with your
use of social media?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Yes
No
I may make
some
changes
Not sure
0%
1
0%
2
0%
3
0%
4
Thing 5: Using Twitter
Why should you use twitter?

Keep up-to-date. If you are new to Twitter follow
@wenurses who hold regular tweet chats on different
nursing topics using the #wenurses hashtag

Follow your College, lecturers fellow students on
twitter eg: @Sarahanntait or @hywel_t or
@humanandhealth or @Baillie2Piercy

Follow your nursing organisation in twitter eg:
@theRCN
Don’t want to sign up? You can still lurk!
http://twitter.com/search
Thing 6: Blogging
What are blogs?

Blogs are web logs (like an online diary)

Useful for keeping up-to-date, knowledge sharing
and networking.
For example
http://studentblogs.swan.ac.uk/martin-morgan/

Always be sensible!
“[don’t] say anything you wouldn’t
attach your name to, even if
anonymous. Every comic little
anecdote you might share about
work could be another person’s
tragedy. Be mindful.”
From the Guardian online chat: “How are Social Workers
using Social Media”, comment by “Civil Servant”
Thing 7: Using the web
Which of the three sites would
you use for information and why?
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tp
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0%
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3.
/w
2.
http://www.genochoice
.com
http://geneticsandsocie
ty.org
http://www.gig.org.uk/
ht
tp
:/
1.
Evaluating Web Resources

Check:
◦ Who wrote the information?
 Do they have relevant qualifications?
 Have they written other material on the subject?
 Do they have a bias?
◦ When was the information published?
 Is it current enough for your needs?
◦ Why was the page put on the web?
 Is it selling or promoting something?
 Is it biased?
Where is it from?
 Clues in the URL
How often do you use Google
for your assignments?
All of the time
2. Some of the time
3. Hardly ever
1.
0%
1
0%
2
0%
3

Health in Wales –
http://www.wales.nhs.uk

Dept. of Health –
http://www.dh.gov.uk

Evidence Search http://www.evidence.nhs.uk/

Welsh Government –
http://www.wales.gov.uk
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