Addressing Risks and Obligations of Social Media in Nursing Scenario

The purpose of the assignment is for learners to address the risks and obligations in relation to an issue involving social media / technology and the role and best practices of the professional nurse. Learners will be asked to address issues such as confidentiality, privacy, security, authenticity and oversharing as appropriate for the assigned Issue – Nursing Scenario.

• A title page indicating the learner’s name and date submitted (this is not part of the required two (2) pages)

• A reference page as per APA formatting (this is not part of the required two (2) pages)

• Length is two (2) pages double spaced with a one (1) inch margin on all sides of the paper

• The assignment MUST be submitted as one document in either WORD or PDF format

• Short form expression is permitted as is the use of bullets to answer the questions. Please note that the form of writing expression the learner selects must be understandable to the reader. There are 2 points on the rubric for Writing Conventions which applies to the entire assignment.

• Learners must refer directly to a minimum of one (1) relevant nursing document from the College of Nurses (CNO), Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) or the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) to support their answer. Scholarly journal articles may also be used.

• Review plagiarism guidelines. Plagiarized assignments will receive a grade of zero (0). Cite ALL references using proper APA format.

Due: Week 6 – Tuesday, February 16, 2021 before midnight (2359) Ontario time (this assignment is due on Tuesday as Monday, February 15, 2021 is a Stat holiday in Ontario)

Worth: 20% of final grade

Evaluation: Rubric of Evaluation – Social Media / Technology Small Assignment

Learners are asked to respond to the Issue – Nursing Scenario provided below and submit a two-page response to the following questions:

• Identify one (1) professional practice concern raised in this social media / technology issue.

• What two (2) risks does this issue raise for a professional nurse?

• What best practices would you put into place to minimize the risks of this situation in the future?

• Use one (1) relevant nursing document from the College of Nurses (CNO), Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO), Canadian Nurses Association (CNA), Ontario Nurses’ Association or other credible nursing association to support your answer. Scholarly journal articles may also be used.

Semester Issue – Nursing Scenario for Social Media / Technology Small Assignment

This is the ONLY scenario to be used for this semester. If another scenario is used, the submission will not be accepted and graded, resulting in a Grade of ‘0’ for the assignment.

Issue – Nursing Scenario

Amihan works with a group of teen mothers. The group members have a Facebook group to provide support to each other, share parenting tips including how to manage parenting challenges. Amihan is invited to join the group. On scanning the posts she becomes concerned when she reads how one mother is feeling. She writes a comment in response, “I know it is difficult. Are you still taking your medication?”

One of the other teen mothers stopped by the clinic office to pick up some supplies. She said to Amihan,

“I thought you could not take anything when you are breastfeeding.”