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Digital literacy part 2: The perils and potential of social media

The second article in our six-part series on digital literacy explores online social networking. Lynne Pearce explains the basics and shows how, by following a few simple rules, nurses can make the most of Facebook, Twitter and similar apps and websites
Posted 14 February 2018 - 09:16
 
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