Boot Camp for Occupational Health Nurses: Understanding Social Media

This issue of Workplace Health & Safety contains a Continuing Nursing Education Module on “Boot Camp for Occupational Health Nurses: Understanding Social Media” 1.0 contact hour of continuing nursing education credit will be awarded by AAOHN upon successful completion of the posttest and evaluation.

A certificate will be awarded when the following requirements are met by the participant: (1) Participant logs on to the AAOHN LMS website at www.aaohn.org/education/online-learning-center and enrolls in the course ($10 members; $15 non-members); (2) The completed posttest and course evaluation are entered online at at http://www.aaohn.org by August 2017; (3) A score of 75% (6 correct answers) is achieved by the participant.

Upon completion of this lesson, the occupational health nurse will be able to:

1. Discuss various uses of social media by occupational health nurses

The American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Inc. is an Approved Provider of continuing nursing education by the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Inc., an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

The American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Inc. is additionally approved as a CNE provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing (#CEP9283).

Contact hours received for successful completion of the posttest and evaluation may be used for relicensure, certification, and re-certification.

1. “An electronic environment or cyber-location where information is viewed and stored” is the definition of

2. A virtual platform

3. A blog

4. Twitter

Which of the following statements is true?

Social networking provides an opportunity to simultaneously communicate with a variety of individuals in numerous locations.

Social networking requires a site license on the user’s computer.

Social networking requires a computer with a camera and sound capability.

Unlike some forms of social media, social networking is inappropriate for use in a work environment.

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

Over an 8-year period, social media use increased 73% among all age groups.

Growth in social media use increased the most in the 18-29-year-old age group.

Men’s use of social media actually declined from 2013 to 2014.

Women’s use of social media increased from 2013 to 2014.

A study of nurses’ use of social media found that

Nurses visit social media sites

Nurses who visit social media sites generally do so for personal use

Nurses are not using social media to advance their professional role or the nursing profession

All of the above

Which of the following statements is NOT true concerning blogs?

Occupational health nurses, unlike nurses in other specialty areas, are blogging widely to communicate to employees.

Information in a blog can be shared with multiple individuals in a variety of locations.

Blogs can be public or private.

Blogs can be created and maintained free of charge.

Which of the following statements is true?

AAOHN has a presence on Facebook and Twitter

NIOSH has a presence on Twitter and YouTube

Both a and b are true

Neither a nor b is true

Social media sites typically have policies and privacy information

On the right side of the web page

In the top right corner of the web page

On the left side of the web page

On the bottom of the web page

Occupational health nurses who want to promote health and safety through the use of social media should

Get started immediately

Discuss the use of social media within their organizations with their employers

Use personal Facebook accounts in the workplace

Use Facebook work accounts for sharing pictures of their vacations