Keep going you are doing a fantatstic job...

Another week on and #NURSEUK is taking a fabulous turn .... nurses out there are really starting communicate and starting to support eachother, the comments below are a brief snapshot of this:

• "although it's all part of the job..sometimes a patient comes along & they really affect you" 
• "It never gets any easier dealing with the death of a patient who you become close to as a nurse. #RIP and god bless #nurseuk"
• "uniform all ironed, new shiny shoes, white fob watch. Getting excited about going back to nursing!"
• "any one recommend a good fob watch start work thursday need comfy shoes and fob watch!"
• "Interview today - NERVOUSSSS!! / don't panic, deep breaths, you will be fine #nurseuk"

It's brillaint to see a community building itself and supporting itself.  However, as with all communication, we need to remember that listening is vital.  Don't just talk about your needs and your day ... listen to what others are saying and respond.  The wonderful thing about Social \Media is that everyone is invited not just a select few, everyone has value and everyone is welcome.  Keep #NURSEUK open on your tweetdeck or hootsuite and start listening as well as talking ... and when you see a comment marked #NURSEUK feel free to add value.

Moving forward...

• Keep talking about #NURSEUK to friends and colleagues and anyone who doesn't know about it send them to http://www.slideshare.net/AgencyNurse
• Keep asking, sharing and LISTENING
• Keep going you are doing a fantastic job! 

I am so proud that we have a sharing community - lets invite everyone!

We're Just Getting Started

It's been a whole week since I posted my slide share on this blog about #nurseuk ... and I am truly amazed at how this concept is starting to develop.

#nurseuk has now been used by 12 people - now this may not sound alot but it's an amazing start and all within a week. Comments include :

• "There's many possibilities for nursing online; a vibrant social learning community for starters.."
• "Interesting take on nursing from a social media perspective"
• "Is social media the way forward 4 nurse communities? #nurseuk Yes 4 bth among nurses & patients"
• "#nurseuk is really good happy to promote"
• "I believe it can be a positive progress for nurses if they target social media aptly"
• "Implementation is key in preventing language barriers #nurseuk"
• "SM allows communication across different fields of medicine for improved research, practice, & patient care"

So with my blog is fast approaching 700 views and my slideshare http://www.slideshare.net/AgencyNurse on 268 views, it is evident that #nurseuk is creating a stir !! But we need more ..... so far the majority of the conversation on #nurseuk is about nurses using social media, but the topics of conversation are endless. 

The next step...

• start talking about #nurseuk to your friends, tweet about it, fb about it, email about it, text about it SHOUT ABOUT IT!!!! 
• start to share things that you find interesting
• ask questions if you need to know something
• listen out and respond to others

We have, albeit very small, a community ... lets get it thriving !!

Rebuilding the nursing community via #NURSEUK

Please feel free to take a look at the slideshare deck that I hope explains how we, as nurses, can use social media to professionally develop and continue with PREP in our busy, often professionally isolated, lives.

I am working on nurse’s guide to social media, coming soon!

Please share and embed this slide deck.

Don’t forget to tag your nurses content #NURSEUK

Is anybody out there

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Is there anybody out there #nurseuk ...

Back in November 2010 I blogged and tweeted "is there anybody out there?" as I wanted to find like minded nurses with which to share information, knowledge and ideas. Since then I have been on a journey that has made me realise that yes there are nurses out there but we cannot see eachother.

Social media is moving forward at an immense speed - as nurses we need to use this new media in order to help us with juggling our busy professional and personal lives and our PREP requirements.  However we cannot use this if we are not able to see eachother!!

#nurse uk is a concept that I truly believe will over come this issue and it is simple ....

• If you have something interesting to say, or found something interesting, share it - blog, tweet, facebook, forums, youtube etc
• If you need an answer to a question or more knowledge about a subject then ask social media 
• Keep an eye out for others wanting knowledge and support and help them

AND...

So we can all see each other add the hashtag...

#nurseuk

#nurseuk is a tag that will allow us all to develop and grow a social media nursing community. We as nurses can make this happen !

The full journey and idea for #nurse uk can be explored further on my powerpoint slideshow on slideshare http://slidesha.re/joS2AI

Lets get our community thriving - #nurseuk

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