Top 10 Reasons We Get Fired! - Social Media

Oh wow, amazes me all the stupidities committed by these nurses. I guess ignorance and poor judgment can abound in any other profession. But a nurse?! Actually any other professionals in the healthcare system should advocate for patients, and have their well-being as a priority at the very least. My jaw dropped as I was reading the nurses actions you listed. Very sad. I might be too green and naive, but it truly seems unbelievable a nurse would commit any of those shameful acts. :/Sent from my iPhone using allnurses.com

Don't forget - it doesn't have to be anything that clear cut. A good rule of thumb is to never friend patients or patient family members. At the last place I worked, one person got fired for posting something about how she had a horrible headache all day and had trouble concentrating. She was friends with a few family members of a patient she was taking care of her that day, and they reported her because she admitted she was "impaired" that day. She ended up losing her job. Just remember - it's not safe to post anything but "I love my job and my coworkers!" If you can't say that, don't post anything.

I just don't have a fb..... period! I prefer my social interactions in real life

Don't friend your boss, either, and be very wary of even what coworkers you friend. One of my jobs has a policy to not be friends with anyone in a leadership or management position over you, and my boss tried to friend me later that week! Also, set your profile to the strictest privacy settings. This won't keep people from being able to screenshot what you say, of course, but at least limits who can see what about your personal life.And even though I am a mouthy person who likes to rant once in awhile, I never, ever talk about work on FB unless it's super positive, like thanking my team members for getting through a rough day. It's simply not worth it.

I am Facebook friends with a few coworkers and even my immediate supervisor, but I have extremely high security settings and also use limitations on who can see what I post- to those I work with, it looks like I haven't posted anything in the last 2.5 years (the length of time I've been in my current position). That little button next to the blue post button lets you customize who can see the post. I use the custom setting to restrict it from anyone even remotely related to my job- and I still post as though the whole world can read it.

There are not ten reasons in this article why nurses get fired. There is only one: STUPID. Clearly being educated enough to work as a nurse and being smart are not always the same thing.

duskyjewel I do not understand what you mean? This is a series of articles

Quote from duskyjewelThere are not ten reasons in this article why nurses get fired. There is only one: STUPID. Clearly being educated enough to work as a nurse and being smart are not always the same thing.