11.1 Social Media Flashcards
1
Q
Social Media Patient Benefits
A
- Empowers patients to educate themselves on their diagnosis and treatment
- Nurses should assess a patients capacity to engage in education via social media and guide them toward reliable sources
2
Q
Social Media Cons
A
- Patient/Nurse Privacy
- Professional Boundaries (nursing relationships should be therapeutic, they should not connect with patients)
- Defamation
- False health information
3
Q
Social Media Enhancements
A
- Enhance patient practice
- Education and research
- Promote self management for patients with chronic illness
- Support
- Excellent platform for training
- Research for nursing practice
