Social Media: Patient Privacy Considerations

Eric Holsapple, Health Professions Investigator, with the Iowa Board of Nursing and Anne Ryan, Host discuss considerations for nurses when choosing to use social media. Topics include patient privacy, professionalism, and problematic or high risk uses. 

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Resources:

Iowa Code: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/iac/rule/07-14-2021.655.4.6.pdf

American Nurses Association: https://www.nursingworld.org/~4ad4a8/globalassets/docs/ana/position-statement-privacy-and-confidentiality.pdf

NCSBN: https://www.ncsbn.org/transcript_SocialMediaGuidelines.pdf