Risks of using Social Media in Contemporary Healthcare – Nursing Assignment Help

Assignment Task :

REPORT 

For this assessment, a report will be used as education for your nursing peers on a contemporary nursing topic. A report is divided into headings and subheadings to present facts about a situation or topic. 

This assignment is a 2000 word report on the below topic:

Topic: Discuss the benefits and risks of using social media in contemporary healthcare.

When you submit your report to Turnitin, please use the link provided in Blackboard.  Late submissions will receive a 5% penalty per day if no extension is in place.  

The format of your report and any innovative ideas you use to present your topic should cover the following sections and also the points to consider below:

For this assessment you need to use the following headings 

1. Introduction 

2. Context – you will need to use sub headings under this heading

3. Risks – you will need to have subheadings under this heading 

4. Benefits- you will need to have subheadings under this heading 

5. Conclusion 

6. Reference  

1. Introduction 

A good introduction is interesting and tells the reader: 

• what the report is all about- provide definitions and references 
• A little bit about why this is important 
• Outlines for the reader what you will be discussing in the rest of the report. 

2. Context 

• Consider the different social media platforms that can be used. 
• The uses of social media by healthcare workers in contemporary healthcare 
• Discuss the professional guidelines for using social media 

3. Risks 

• Use the headings political, legal and social issues 
• Under the above headings 
  • Consider the dangers of using social media to patients, healthcare workers and the community.
  • Consider ethical issues and limitations with using this technology. 
  • For political issues consider the agenda setting and political communication used by the public- vaccination may be an example of this