NRS 451 Nursing Leadership and Management

Week 1 Assignment (NRS 451 Nursing Leadership and Management Assignments)

Professionalism and Social Media

Social media plays a significant role in the lives of nurses in both their professional and personal lives. Additionally, social media is now considered a mainstream part of the process for recruiting and hiring candidates. Inappropriate or unethical conduct on social media can create legal problems for nurses as well as the field of nursing.

Login to all social media sites in which you engage. Review your profile, pictures and posts. Based on the professional standards of nursing, identify items that would be considered unprofessional and potentially detrimental to your career and that negatively impact the reputation of the nursing field.

In 500-750 words, summarize the findings of your review. Include the following:

Describe the posts or conversations in which you have engaged that might be considered inappropriate based on the professional standards of nursing.

Discuss why nurses have a responsibility to uphold a standard of conduct consistent with the standards governing the profession of nursing at work and in their personal lives. Include discussion of how personal conduct can violate HIPAA or be considered unethical or unprofessional. Provide an example of each to support your answer.

Based on the analysis of your social media, discuss what areas of your social media activity reflect Christian values as they relate to respecting human value and dignity for all individuals. Describe areas of your social media activity that could be improved.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

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Professionalism and Social Media

Introduction

If you’re looking for a way to build your brand, social media can be a great place to start. It’s also important to think about the messages that are being sent through these channels and how they might affect your professional reputation. This guide will help you understand what professionalism means in the context of online networking and how it applies to different platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.

Be selective when choosing what you post.

When you post on social media, it’s important to be selective about what you share with the world. You have a responsibility to your company and its customers to only post information that is appropriate and professional. For example, if you’re representing an organization as an employer or employee, don’t post anything that could be embarrassing or controversial in nature. And don’t post anything illegal; this includes sharing photos or videos of yourself doing illegal things (like underage drinking).

If something does come up during your day-to-day work responsibilities which could make people question whether or not it’s okay for them too then ask yourself: “Would someone else do this?” If no one else would also do this then there may not be a need for us all involved here today.”

Use good judgement when sharing content.

• Use good judgment when sharing content.

• Don’t share anything that could be considered offensive.

• Don’t post anything that could be considered confidential, such as financial information or health information.

Use an appropriate display photo and bio.

The first thing to consider is your photo. You want to use an appropriate photo that shows off your professional side, but not so much as to be distracting or offensive. A great way of doing this is by using a picture from LinkedIn or Facebook (if you’re on Facebook) as your display photo, and then adding a bio that tells people who you are and what kind of work you do.

If it’s possible for them to tell based on the image alone whether or not they’d be interested in working with you—that means it wasn’t too bad! But if there isn’t any other information about who/what type of person/company/organization hires people like us here at [insert organization name], then it probably needs improving before posting it online somewhere like LinkedIn where anyone can see!

Perform background checks.

• Use a background check service.

• Be careful about what you post on social media.

• Use a pseudonym when posting personal information, such as your name and photo, in order to protect yourself from identity theft or other possible legal problems down the road.

• Don’t share too much information about yourself—or anything at all!

Use your name.

When it comes to professional social media profiles, you should always use your name. It’s easy to get confused with the names of other people and accidentally send private messages on Facebook instead of LinkedIn or Twitter. The same goes for Twitter: “I have a friend named @name” is not a good way to follow up on an email from someone who doesn’t know any better!

Take social networking seriously and think about how it can benefit your career path.

Social media is a part of your professional life. If you want to succeed in the future, it’s important that you take social networking seriously and think about how it can benefit your career path.

Social media is an excellent way for professionals to establish themselves as experts in their field by sharing content and information with others through blogs, social platforms and more. It’s also an excellent opportunity for professionals who want to build connections with other people within their organization or industry as well as outside of it! For example: if you work at a bank where most people don’t know each other well enough yet then creating a LinkedIn group could help facilitate this process by allowing members access each other’s profiles while still maintaining privacy settings (i.e., only allowing those who joined after being invited).

Conclusion

Social media is a great way to connect with people and build your brand, but it’s not all sunshine and rainbows. Being professional on social media is more than just doing the bare minimum—it means crafting a message that resonates with target audiences and using it to your advantage. With these tips in mind, you can use social media as an opportunity for professional growth as well as personal development!