Social media for nurses : educating practitioners and patients in a networked world / Ramona Nelson, Irene Joos, Debra M. Wolf.

By:

Nelson, Ramona [author.]

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Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New York, NY : Springer, [2013]Description: 1 online resource (xi, 271 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780826195890
082619589X

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

610.730285 23

LOC classification:

RT50.5 .N45 2013eb

NLM classification:

WY 105

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EBSCOhost (requires login)

Contents:

An introduction: social media and the transitioning roles and relationships in health care -- Software applications supporting social media -- Selecting devices and related hardware to support social media -- Applications and tools promoting health 2.0 via social media -- Consumer-centered virtual health communities -- Personal health records (PHRs) -- Telehealth -- Business models and health-related social media -- Professional guidelines, policies, regulations, and laws impacting health-related social media communication -- Social media and health care-tomorrow and beyond.

Summary: This is a ""how to"" primer for nurses and health professionals that provides, simply and clearly, the knowledge and skills they need to effectivly use interactive social media when educating consumers/patients on health issues and for their own professional development. The book also includes educational content such as guidelines describing how to use Social Network Tools/Social Network Sites (SNT/SNS) safely and effectively, as well as other resources available to support health professionals and consumers/patients in using SNT/SNS resources for health-related goals. Included as well are ex.

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Item type	Current library	URL	Status
Computer Files - cmm	TNU, Faculty of Nursing and Health Science Internet	Link to resource	Available

Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-262) and index.

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This is a ""how to"" primer for nurses and health professionals that provides, simply and clearly, the knowledge and skills they need to effectivly use interactive social media when educating consumers/patients on health issues and for their own professional development. The book also includes educational content such as guidelines describing how to use Social Network Tools/Social Network Sites (SNT/SNS) safely and effectively, as well as other resources available to support health professionals and consumers/patients in using SNT/SNS resources for health-related goals. Included as well are ex.