Social Media For Nursing Essay
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research-article2014
NSQXXX10.1177/0894318414546420Nursing Science QuarterlyBlock
Book Reviews and New Media
Book Review of Social Media for Nurses:
Educating Practitioners and Patients in a
Networked World, by R. Nelson, I. Joos, and
D. M. Wolf, (New York: Springer, 2013)
Nursing Science Quarterly
2014, Vol. 27(4) 341
© The Author(s) 2014
Reprints and permissions: sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/0894318414546420 nsq.sagepub.com Michelle E. Block, RN; PhD1
Keywords
book review, networked world, social media
Social media is a part of modern daily life whether or not one chooses to use it. One can hardly get through a day without hearing about Twitter©, Facebook©, and other social media outlets. However, most people do not think about healthcare …show more content…
Ramona Nelson,
Irene Joos, and Debra Wolf’s new textbook, Social Media for
Nurses: Educating Practitioners and Patients in a Networked
World (2013), presents social media in a straightforward manner, within a nursing context.
The content of this book is divided into ten chapters representing distinct content areas of social media. The book begins with an introductory chapter on the basic of social media and digital literacy and moves into more complex topics such as selecting devices to support social media, telehealth, regulations, and laws that influence health-related social media communication. The authors provide much breadth when discussing virtual health communities and how to produce media suitable to post on social media sites. In addition, research studies on informatics are included to support the book’s content. It is clear to this reviewer that the authors recognize the role the nurse has in empowering patients to take charge of their health by using social media responsibly.
A clear strength of the book is the pedagogical design. Each chapter begins with learning objectives and terms specific
research-article2014
NSQXXX10.1177/0894318414546420Nursing Science QuarterlyBlock
Book Reviews and New Media
Book Review of Social Media for Nurses:
Educating Practitioners and Patients in a
Networked World, by R. Nelson, I. Joos, and
D. M. Wolf, (New York: Springer, 2013)
Nursing Science Quarterly
2014, Vol. 27(4) 341
© The Author(s) 2014
Reprints and permissions: sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/0894318414546420 nsq.sagepub.com Michelle E. Block, RN; PhD1
Keywords
book review, networked world, social media
Social media is a part of modern daily life whether or not one chooses to use it. One can hardly get through a day without hearing about Twitter©, Facebook©, and other social media outlets. However, most people do not think about healthcare …show more content…
Ramona Nelson,
Irene Joos, and Debra Wolf’s new textbook, Social Media for
Nurses: Educating Practitioners and Patients in a Networked
World (2013), presents social media in a straightforward manner, within a nursing context.
The content of this book is divided into ten chapters representing distinct content areas of social media. The book begins with an introductory chapter on the basic of social media and digital literacy and moves into more complex topics such as selecting devices to support social media, telehealth, regulations, and laws that influence health-related social media communication. The authors provide much breadth when discussing virtual health communities and how to produce media suitable to post on social media sites. In addition, research studies on informatics are included to support the book’s content. It is clear to this reviewer that the authors recognize the role the nurse has in empowering patients to take charge of their health by using social media responsibly.
A clear strength of the book is the pedagogical design. Each chapter begins with learning objectives and terms specific