title: Student life - be sociable, but be careful.
abstract: Once a novelty, social media networks are now a major part of people's lives. Nurses and nursing students are no different from anyone else when it comes to embracing the benefits of social media, and use it for everything from tweeting about healthcare issues to posting about their personal interests.
authors.forename: Kathy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oxtoby
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D000068616:Professionalism; D060756:Social Networking; D066107:Social Skills; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D006113:United Kingdom