Share with a Tweet A few months ago I had a conversation with someone and was dismayed when they said that nurses on Twitter are so agreeable that you never get a true representation of thoughts and that we had to beware of “groupthink” Having not heard the term “groupthink” before I turned to my…
Can Twitter change culture ?
Share with a Tweet Recently my attention was brought to the Government’s response to the Francis report one of my Twitter followers pointed out that #WeNurses and #OTalk are name checked in the document, of course I immediately re checked the document having missed it when I first read it … sure enough both Twitter…
5 Reasons… (Part 3)
This is the last blog in my 5 Reasons series – a few weeks ago I explored 5 reasons nurses give for why they don’t (or won’t) use Twitter and last week I looked at 5 reasons why nurses should use Twitter. This blog post is all about what nurses should know when starting out…
5 Reasons… (Part 2)
Share this post via a Tweet In my last blog post I explored “5 reasons nurses give for why they don’t (or won’t) use Twitter” and advocated that commonly given excuses are really just excuses … and we can get around them very easily in our quest to show others the value of the nursing community. …
5 Reasons… (Part 1)
Part 1 Share with a Tweet One of the hardest things to do as a nurse that uses and advocates social media is to ignite that spark in others and help them to see the value. My next three blog posts are entirely dedicated to the excuses, the reasons why nurses should use Twitter and…
Making a difference
Share with a Tweet On three separate occasions this week I have been reminded of a story that someone once told me about throwing starfish …. The first occasion was whilst attempting to write a blog on leadership and I was thinking about what keeps me going. The second time was when I was talking…
Going Global
Last week I was lucky enough to be invited to spend the day with the CareMakers at NHS Innovation Expo – for those of you who have been hiding under a rock and do not know who the CareMakers are they are a group of volunteer student and newly qualified nurses and midwives who were…
Teresa Chinn: Agent of Change and Ninja??
I have often heard the phrase “agent of change” especially of late with the upcoming NHS Change Day on 13.3.13 but it has never been a phrase that I have applied to myself. Agent of change to me conjures up all sorts of ninja style aggressive fighters that bravely storm the castle fighting the good…
Social Media 1 – Networks 0
Having completed the survey by the NHS Commissioning Board “Compassion in Practice” I must admit I audibly sighed that the theme of the survey leant towards the use of closed networks and I recall a blog I wrote a few months ago which was posted on the WeNurses website and which I have re- posted…
The Nursing Process
I recently had a conversation with a group of nurses and their comms department – The nurses were really fired up about social media and wanted to tweet and share and explore, however the comms department were slightly more risk orientated and wanted to control everything. The solution the comms department came up with was…