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Contemporary Nurse Volume 55, 2019 - Issue 2-3
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Rise of the e-Nurse: the power of social media in nursing

Paul RossCritical Care Registered Nurse, Alfred Intensive Care Unit, 55 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC3181, Australia;School of Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe University, 99 Commercial Road, Melbourne, 3004, VIC, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Rachel CrossSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe University, 99 Commercial Road, Melbourne, 3004, VIC, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8846-5827
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Pages 211-220 | Received 31 Jul 2017, Accepted 05 Jul 2019, Published online: 16 Jul 2019
 
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Abstract

The internet and social media have changed the way society communicates, requiring the nursing workforce to develop effective digital literacy skills and attain levels of e-professionalism. The internet provides a unique environment that both connects and disrupts with powerful and unpredictable consequences for healthcare. A networked nursing workforce can influence and create collaborative communities of practice that will develop and shape healthcare. Nurse education must engage with technology and social media to provide a future-ready workforce capable of delivering future eHealth reforms.

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