ANA: Nurses Shouldn't Avoid Social Media, Just Use It Wisely

The American Nurses Association recommends that nurses not shy away from using social media out of fear of violating patient privacy. Instead, they should follow a set of professional standards.

The ANA suggests that nurses:

• Avoid transmitting individually identifiable patient information
• Take advantage of privacy settings and seek to separate personal and professional information online
• Alert the proper authorities of possible privacy breaches
• Work with their own organization to develop institutional policies related to social media

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