- 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?
