title: Safe use of social media.
abstract: Social media enables health professionals to network widely and is a useful tool. But there are pitfalls and hurdles that need to be navigated when using sites such as Facebook and Twitter. Guidance issued by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) clearly states that nurses who act in an unprofessional or unlawful way on social media put their registration at risk.
authors.forename: Zeba
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Arif
mesh_terms: D061108:Social Media; D012956:Societies, Nursing; D006113:United Kingdom