Reflect on the Nurses Code of Ethics in relation to nurses’ responsibility to support activities of social change.
Consider how you might construct a social media following and the medium you would use.
Select a social change topic on which to focus your social media campaign.
Review the role of influencers on social change.
Review the steps of being an influencer.
The Assignment
Construct a social media webpage or a media flyer in which you act as an influencer of social change in the field of nursing. Include the following in your medium of choice: Explain the nurses’ responsibility in promoting health via social media.
Identify ethical and professional risks that need to be considered when using social media to promote health.
Draft and provide a clear message related to the social change topic selected.
Explain how you will repeat your message for emphasis and change. Be specific.
Explain how you will follow the steps of being an influencer. Be specific.
Identify who you might collaborate with. What impact might this collaboration make?