Nurses are expected to keep the medical information of all patients confidential. This is regardless of nationality, ethnicity, medical condition, age, gender and other demographic peculiarities. As a professional nurse, there is an understanding about the professional responsibility and commitment to preserving the dignity and value of all patients while understanding the ethical and moral duty to provide compassionate care that respects the innate dignity and worth of all persons. These understandings are matched with the Christian values of treating others with respect. Breaching the privacy of a patient implies lacking respect for the patient as information that should be kept confidential is instead presented to others without the express permission of the patient (Westrick, 2014).
The social media activity presents some concerns with regards to how to manage relationships. My social media accounts include patients, family and colleagues in my list of acquaintances so that they have access to my conversations and posts. This is an issue of concern since some of the conversations held with family members are not appropriate for patients and medical personnel, and vice versa. This issue can be addressed by creating different social media accounts for specific groups of persons so that appropriate conversations can be held within acceptable boundaries without violating professional standards. This would entail having a different social media page for patients, a different one for family, and a different one for other medical personnel and colleagues (Thielst, 2013).
References
Black, B. (2020). Professional Nursing: Concepts & Challenges (9th ed.). Elsevier.
Thielst, C. (2013). Social Media in Healthcare: Connect, Communicate, Collaborate (2nd ed.). Health Administration Press.
University of Southern Indiana (2020). Nursing Programs: Professional Standards & Behavior. https://www.usi.edu/health/nursing/mission-philosophy/code-of-ethics/professional-standards-behavior/
Westrick, S. (2014). Essentials of Nursing Law and Ethics (2nd ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning.
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