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RNs in Motion » 45 SUGGESTIONS FOR SMART SOCIAL MEDIA USE Social Media General Rule Think twice before you post anything, and then think again. The rule of thumb is: Would you want this statement, comment, picture, or video about yourself to appear on a public bulletin board? Today, taking a screenshot of any image or post and forwarding to coworkers, the employer, or the public takes only a few seconds. The National Labor Relations Board settled a lawsuit against a Connecticut ambulance company that fired an employee after she used Facebook while on her home computer, on her own time, to criticize her boss. The employer's policies interfered with long-standing legal protections that allow workers to discuss wages, hours, and working conditions with coworkers, the NLRB said. Though this case reinforces the rule that employees have a right to discuss wages, hours, and working conditions with coworkers, even on social media sites, it does not necessarily mean that there is free rein to discuss any- thing work related. For example, patient confidentiality must still be protected no matter what the forum. Social Media Guidelines » Explore all the privacy and security settings in Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, Flickr, and other sites. Use "customize settings" in Facebook to set restrictions to the tightest available, usually "friends only" or "only me." » Conduct a monthly "spring cleaning" of your friends or followers. » Log out of Facebook and search your own name to see what appears as your public profile or what results pop up in search engines such as Google. » Don't friend managers or supervisors on Facebook. » Don't Facebook, tweet, or text on paid work time. » Don't post or tweet anything about a patient, no matter how seemingly innocuous.