title: District nurses' use of social  networking sites: caution required.
abstract: Although an increasingly popular form of online communication and social interaction, social network sites have to be used with caution by district nurses. In common with all health professionals, the scope of a district nurse's accountability extends to their online presence, and inappropriate remarks or pictures posted online can call into question the fitness to practise of the individual. In this article, Richard Griffith and Cassam Tengnah review your accountability, as it applies to your online presence, and discuss the Nursing and Midwifery Council's new advice to nurses and midwives on acceptable use of social networks.
authors: School of Health Science, Swansea University. richard.griffith@swan.ac.uk
authors: Richard
authors: R
authors: Griffith
authors: Cassam
authors: C
authors: Tengnah
mesh_terms: D057218:Blogging; D003152:Community Health Nursing; D003219:Confidentiality; D006801:Humans; D028743:Professional Misconduct; D060756:Social Networking; D012941:Social Responsibility; D006113:United Kingdom