Yep it’s time to say “so long” to 2019 and “hey, how are you doing” to 2020 … and what better way to do this than in a blog …. 2019 for me was a really wonderful year (and i’m not just saying that .. it really was!), a year where I spent lots of…
Category: Nursing & Social Media
#NursesActive – a recipe for success
#NursesActive is over for another year, we can safely head over to Twitter without being bombarded by nurses climbing stairs, climbing mountains, running, walking, jumping, swimming, cycling in fact we are safe from a whole range of active pictures….. all joking aside though … this year was absolutely brilliant ! Not only did #NursesActive win…
The evolution of learning
Not so long ago I was sat doing some mandatory training via an e-learning platform, it involved watching snippets of videos and clicking on multiple choice questions, it was pretty unexciting and I didn’t really learn anything or change my practice as a result of the e-learning…. however it did inspire me to take action…
Kindly disagreeing
I have spent quite a while thinking about this blog post, it’s a tricky one to write as finding the right words is important. I love social media and I love nursing …. but there is a huge negative to being an active and vocal nurse on social media in that sooner or later someone…
The wonder of social media
Over the last week or so I have been carefully constructing a blog around unkindness in social media spaces …. this is not that blog …. but I am telling you this, dear reader, because it gives a little context. The reason I have been constructing a blog around unkindness is because I have seen…
Be prepared
As a nurse who not only engages in social media but also is clearly visible in social media I put myself “out there” every day, this is something that I have been reflecting on recently following some conversations with student nurses about being approached for health advice over social media. I think it’s important for…
Hot, hot, hot !!
Wow it’s been hot lately ! Temperatures have reached 30c quite a few times in the last 10 days or so and I have found myself worrying: My first thoughts were for our children – Did they have sunscreen? A hat? Water bottles for school? Were they cool enough (in the cold sense not the…
Inspire and be inspired
The last few weeks have flown by in a flurry of tweets and blogs it seems – ever since we first launched #70nursebloggers and #70midwifebloggers I have found myself attached to my computer … in a good way! The idea behind #70nursebloggers and #70midwiifebloggers is simple … inspire 70 nurses and 70 midwives to get…
The positive side of leaving digital footprints
Being a nurse who advocates social media I often come across doubters – those people who say that nurses shouldn’t use social media on a professional basis as it will damage their reputation and that of their organisation, those who doubt that social media can do good and those who firmly believe that as nurses…
Strategy AND Policy
I have been thinking a bit lately about social media and what we need to move social media forward in nursing. Even after 7 years of being a Tweeting and Blogging nurse I still hear stories of social media being shot down, of employers and universities emphatically urging nurses and student nurses to steer clear…