title: Ethical reasoning and online social media.
abstract: Undergraduate nursing students are frequent users of social media sites; however, the ethical or professional implications surrounding the use of online social networking sites are ambiguous and understudied. Faculty guidance is needed if students are to gain the necessary skills and values to appropriately use social media while maintaining professional accountability. The authors discuss the outcomes of a study that assessed their students' sensitivity to posting clinical information on social media sites.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, 54901, USA. englundh@uwosh.edu
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Englund
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chappy
authors.forename: Jaya
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jambunathan
authors.forename: Erick
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gohdes
mesh_terms: D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D061108:Social Media; D060756:Social Networking; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D013850:Thinking; D055815:Young Adult