Penni & Peter

Penni & Peter

1. Professional Boundaries

   • how do nurses manage their boundaries with patients? How do you manage when you see patients outside of work
   • respecting the nurse's privacy; what is there to protect nursing information from being recorded by patients?
   • protection for nurses and how it might vary in the mental health setting
   • sexual/innapropriate advances: how to respond
   • lived experience of those who have had their boundaries crossed, both nurses and patients
     • supports?

2. Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc...)

   • hospital policies, institutional policies, community policies
     • laws regarding social media use; what constitutes firing?
   • benefits: can boost posts, make information more available
     • other benefits of social media for nurses
       • charting by phone?
     • are phones are beneficial on the floor for quick information? should they be allowed?
       • reasons for or against phones on units
       • should you be allowed to use it for personal reasons at work?
   • as nurses, think about making account private
     • do we understand how to keep our social media private
   • how can it affect your career

3. Privacy and Confidentiality

   • legislation regarding breach in confidentiality
     • what is considered a breach?
     • morality clauses
       • background checks
   • effect of breach in confidentiality on patient view of nurses; trust?
   • as an onlooker, what do you do when you see privacy/confidentiality being breached; next steps