Social Media and the Nurse: Walking a Fine Line?

This session provides nurses with guidance on maintaining professional boundaries when engaging in electronic social media communications and defines potential consequences of indiscriminate use of social media related to patient care.

Contact hours available until 9/14/2016.

Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.

Faculty, Planners, Authors, and Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
Faculty, planners, authors, and speakers have no disclosures to declare.

Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declared.

Accreditation Statement:
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Objectives:
• Describe examples of social media interactions that have either crossed professional boundaries or could be perceived as such. 
• Discuss scenarios resulting in negative consequences experienced by some nurses as a result of engaging in social media interactions .
• Outline professional parameters that nurses could utilize when communicating via social media forums.