Transcript of RNchat, a Twitter chat for registered nurses. Learn more at http://RNchat.org. Follow @RNchat on Twitter - http://Twitter.com/RNchat Topics included: T1 Mobile Mobile Technology: from @HeathercatCAP - How can mobile tech benefit nurses? Specific examples, use case? T2 Buzzword: Patient-Empowerment: What is patient empowerment to you? How might the Web (truly) empower? T3 Nurses as linchpins: Comment on this assertion: "Nurses are the linchpins of health, from research to provision"

1. rnchat: What is a Twitter chat for nurses? Find out here - http://bit.ly/aWLWWs and/or join us
tonight 8:30pm EST! #RNchat
3/12/2010 11:45
rnchat: Welcome to #RNchat! Hope you've had a good week. We'll get started in one moment but
first introduce yourselves!
3/12/2010 20:30
TeriRN: Hey all. Horrible week w/3Mondays. But having today and tomorrow off make it all better.
I'm a travel nurse specializing in hospice. #RNChat
3/12/2010 20:33
rnchat: OK, we'll start our first topic in one minute. When replying to a topic, please prepend your
tweets with T1, T2, etc. #RNchat
3/12/2010 20:34
rnchat: T1 Mobile Technology: (from @HeathercatCAP) - How can mobile tech benefit nurses?
Any specific examples, use case? #RNchat #mHealth
3/12/2010 20:35
lorryschoenly: Hi, Gang! I can stay 4 a few minutes. Love this group! #rnchat
3/12/2010 20:36
InfusionNurse: Good evening to all. TGIF and its RNchat time! #RNchat
3/12/2010 20:37
TeriRN: T1: Having apps 4nursing on my BB has helped in pt homes when they ask about
medications or disease process. #RNChat
3/12/2010 20:37
TeriRN: @lorryschoenly Hey! You will be missed. #RNChat
3/12/2010 20:38
rnchat: @lorryschoenly @TeriRN @InfusionNurse Good to see you all! #RNchat
3/12/2010 20:38
lorryschoenly: T1-I have no examples but I wonder if we would be better able to benefit from best
practices through on-the-fly tweeting? #rnchat
3/12/2010 20:38
KPNurseRecruit: RT @rnchat: Welcome to #RNchat! Hope you've had a good week. We'll get started in
one moment but first introduce yourselves!
3/12/2010 20:39
KPNurseRecruit: I can't attend tonight's #RNChat. : ( Have a great chat and a great weekend!
3/12/2010 20:39
TeriRN: @lorryschoenly In a NH was able 2tell a family benefits/risks of a new med @ bedside
w/o them waiting & chance of being pulled away #RNChat
3/12/2010 20:40
TeriRN: @KPNurseRecruit You will be missed. Have a great weekend. #RNChat
3/12/2010 20:41
lorryschoenly: @TeriRN That's a great example. As nursing gets more disseminated we R away from
usual resources but can reconnect w/mobile apps #rnchat
3/12/2010 20:44

2. TeriRN: @lorryschoenly Definitely. Looking forward to see how the iPad will be best used for
nursing esp. in Home Health and Hospice. #RNChat
3/12/2010 20:45
InfusionNurse: T1 - agree - i use it for drug reference and dosing. #RNchat
3/12/2010 20:46
TeriRN: @InfusionNurse T1: I'm starting 2 get in2 peds hospice & they dose so differently gr8 2
have a app @ my fingertips. #RNChat
3/12/2010 20:48
InfusionNurse: Did I just see weird tweets on here? #RNchat
3/12/2010 20:49
TeriRN: @InfusionNurse Not sure what you saw. I'm in Tweetchat & it seems we are a low group
tonight. #RNChat
3/12/2010 20:51
lorryschoenly: On tweetchat as well. I think there are only 3-4 of us tonight and I need to leave in 10
min...oh-no...... #rnchat
3/12/2010 20:52
rnchat: Second topic coming up in a couple minutes. #RNchat
3/12/2010 20:53
InfusionNurse: I am 2 & saw tweets about Ferrari/PorscheRT @TeriRN: Not sure what you saw. Im in
Tweetchat & it seems we are a low group tonight. #RNchat
3/12/2010 20:53
TeriRN: @lorryschoenly I've noticed. You & @KPNurseRecruit aren't able to stay. So sad. Will
miss y'all. #RNChat
3/12/2010 20:53
TeriRN: @InfusionNurse Oh wow! I didn't see that. Cool. I'd love to have a Ferrari if someone will
give me one. =D #RNChat
3/12/2010 20:54
InfusionNurse: @lorryschoenly ..sorry u can't stay but thanks for chatting even for a bit! #RNchat
3/12/2010 20:54
rnchat: T2 Buzzword: Patient-Empowerment: What is patient empowerment to you? How might
the Web (truly) empower patients? #RNchat #ePatient
3/12/2010 20:55
InfusionNurse: @TeriRN ..and I haven't had any alcoholic beverage yet so I am not seeing things LOL!!!
#RNchat
3/12/2010 20:55
TeriRN: @InfusionNurse LOL. Sounds like maybe we should. =D #RNChat
3/12/2010 20:56
lorryschoenly: T2 - LOL-Patient Empowerment is not a big buzzword in corrections! #rnchat
3/12/2010 20:56
Sexcone2: RT @rnchat: T2 Buzzword: Patient-Empowerment: What is patient empowerment to you?
How might the Web (truly) empower patients? #RNchat #ePatient
3/12/2010 20:57

3. TeriRN: T2: So far I have seen how the web has hindered the MD or RN when pt has gotten bad
info or pre-dx self. #RNChat
3/12/2010 20:57
nursebrittney: @RNchat a patient who has all the information can make better healthcare or lifestyle
choices. it is their healthcare not ours. #RNCHAT
3/12/2010 20:58
TeriRN: @lorryschoenly T2: Oh I can see where you would not want that population empowered.
#RNChat
3/12/2010 20:58
lorryschoenly: T2-but seriously-putting the patient in the decision-making seat....sometimes requires
nurses to take on pt advocate role #rnchat
3/12/2010 20:58
TeriRN: @nursebrittney I do agree w/ U there as long as they use the info wisely. Had 2 many pts
tell MD or RN how 2 do job d/t web info. #RNChat
3/12/2010 21:00
onlinenursing: Totally late to #RNChat. Sorry nurses.
3/12/2010 21:01
rnchat: @nursebrittney But on the Web, information can be a tricky thing, right? So how to help
pts find safe/effective info? #RNchat
3/12/2010 21:01
TeriRN: @onlinenursing Hey at least you made it. Welcome. #RNChat
3/12/2010 21:01
lorryschoenly: OK, gotta dash...glad I could weigh in on T1 and T2. I'll try to catch the transcript. Chow!
#rnchat
3/12/2010 21:01
onlinenursing: RT @Sexcone2 @rnchat: T2 Buzzword-Patient-Empowerment: What is patient
empowerment to you? How might the Web truly empower patients? #RNchat
3/12/2010 21:02
lorryschoenly: Hey, there, Terri! You can take my seat..... #rnchat
3/12/2010 21:02
TeriRN: @rnchat T2: so true. Has a dying pts family swear by the info on Wikipedia. #RNChat
3/12/2010 21:02
nursebrittney: @TeriRN youre right. but we all know those 'dont tell me how to do my job' nurse, who
wont listen to a pt at all. #rnchat
3/12/2010 21:02
onlinenursing: @rnchat Nurse developed webliographies, & nurse informatics courses in school that
teach nurses how to evaluate web page validity #RNChat
3/12/2010 21:03
TeriRN: @lorryschoenly Bye Lorry Have a great weekend. #RNChat
3/12/2010 21:03
NUR3563: RT @rnchat: @onlinenursing It's OK - it's been a bit low in turnout numbers...but fun in

4. tweets :) #RNchat (Where R my nursing students?)
3/12/2010 21:04
onlinenursing: RT @rnchat: @onlinenursing It's OK - it's been a bit low in turnout numbers...but fun in
tweets :) #RNchat (Where R my nursing students?)
3/12/2010 21:04
TeriRN: @nursebrittney Those nurses irk me. We do need to listen to our pt & help them as best
as we can weed thru the bad info on the web #RNChat
3/12/2010 21:04
rnchat: @lorryschoenly OK - hope you have a good night! #RNchat
3/12/2010 21:04
InfusionNurse: maybe they're lurking...RT @onlinenursing: (Where R my nursing students?) #RNchat
3/12/2010 21:06
TeriRN: @InfusionNurse Nurses don't lurk, do we? =D #RNChat
3/12/2010 21:06
rnchat: T2 This is @PhilBaumann: imo RNs role is to be informed enough about web resources
to be a guide/teacher/listener/etc #RNchat
3/12/2010 21:07
TeriRN: @onlinenursing Do they also teach how to also teach the pt how to check the validity of
sites? #RNChat
3/12/2010 21:07
onlinenursing: #RNChat T-2 best way to equip nurses 2B pt advocates on web is to know web
themselves. Nursing informatics class!can I beat a dead horse?
3/12/2010 21:08
TeriRN: Agree RT @rnchat: T2 This is @PhilBaumann: imo RNs role is 2B informed enough
about web resources to be a guide/teacher/listener/etc #RNChat
3/12/2010 21:08
onlinenursing: @TeriRN Nope... no-time for that. We have 2 help them decipher where the good
information is and give logic. reasons as 2 why-part 1 #RNChat
3/12/2010 21:10
InfusionNurse: @onlinenursing ...share - for those of us not in ur class but need 2 know ..what"s the best
way? #RNchat
3/12/2010 21:10
TeriRN: @onlinenursing My nursing research class touched on web validity testing. Hope 2get in2
an informatics class 1st sems of my MSN prog #RNChat
3/12/2010 21:10
onlinenursing: @InfusionNurse Baw ha ha ha... They have been known 2 lurk (#RNChat). They need to
speak up.
3/12/2010 21:10
HauteSingleMama: I think I figured out why everyone on #rnchat ignores me... protected tweets!!! lolololol
3/12/2010 21:11
TeriRN: @onlinenursing Sounds like the need for a 2nd level informatics class that can be a train
the trainer type class. #RNChat
3/12/2010 21:12

5. InfusionNurse: @HauteSingleMama ..we see you...hi there!! #RNchat
3/12/2010 21:12
rnchat: Final topic coming up in two minutes. (Feel free to continue other topics but just prepend
tweets with topic # ) #RNchat
3/12/2010 21:13
TeriRN: @HauteSingleMama Hi welcome. #RNChat
3/12/2010 21:13
InfusionNurse: yes, also teach pts how to identify good sites RT @TeriRN: @onlinenursing Sounds like
the need for a 2nd level informatics class #RNchat
3/12/2010 21:13
HauteSingleMama: Oh yay! Hi! I'm just a pre-nursing student, but I like to lurk and read what you all have to
say :) #rnchat
3/12/2010 21:14
rnchat: T3 Nurses as linchpins: Comment on this assertion: "Nurses are the linchpins of health,
from research to provision" #RNchat
3/12/2010 21:15
onlinenursing: @InfusionNurse #RNChat - Library science leads the way - web validity UCBerckly -
http://bit.ly/oidmM & Cornell http://bit.ly/dsai1y
3/12/2010 21:15
TeriRN: @HauteSingleMama Lurk away and we hope you learn some valuable info. When do you
start nursing school? #RNChat
3/12/2010 21:15
rnchat: T3 Clarification: By "linchpin" I'm referring to indispensable people who are more than just
mechanisms in a giant machine. #RNchat
3/12/2010 21:16
TeriRN: @onlinenursing T2: Oh Liberty University Nursing classes have referred to using them in
some of my classes. #RNChat
3/12/2010 21:16
HauteSingleMama: @TeriRN I'm taking the TEAS this summer and applying in the fall for the class beginning
Jan 2011 :) It's quite competitive though! #rnchat
3/12/2010 21:16
InfusionNurse: @onlinenursing T2 ..awesome, thanks! #RNchat
3/12/2010 21:17
onlinenursing: #RNChat good web val. res Fieldstone Lib http://bit.ly/caALvl & W3C markup valid-
ensures handicapped & others can access http://bit.ly/nN6hs
3/12/2010 21:18
TeriRN: T3: That is so true. We advocate 4 our pts & look 4 ways 2 help them b healthy &
compliant w/disease restrictions, etc. #RNChat
3/12/2010 21:18
onlinenursing: RT @rnchat: T3 Nurses as linchpins: Comment on this assertion: "Nurses are the
linchpins of health, from research to provision" #RNchat
3/12/2010 21:18

6. NUR3563: RT @rnchat: T3 Nurses as linchpins: Comment on this assertion: "Nurses are the
linchpins of health, from research to provision" #RNchat
3/12/2010 21:18
TeriRN: @HauteSingleMama Yes it is. Where will you be going to school? #RNChat
3/12/2010 21:18
onlinenursing: T3 - #RNChat - Nurses make everything else happen in h/c-People come 2 hospital 2
stay becz RNs R there 2oversee -otherwise they'd stay home
3/12/2010 21:20
NUR3563: T3 - #RNChat - Nurses make everything else happen in h/c-People come 2 hospital 2
stay becz RNs R there 2oversee -otherwise they'd stay home
3/12/2010 21:20
InfusionNurse: T3 - good and bad...we can be relied on always being there to save the day and tehn
taken forr granted & overlooked #RNchat
3/12/2010 21:21
mommomblog: ohhh #rnchat ? sweet. I just moved to NYC last (current) lic. in IL. debating transferring
lic. and getting a job. any suggested NYC hosp?
3/12/2010 21:21
HauteSingleMama: @TeriRN Just at a state college. It's a small school, but they say they have about 150
applicants for 48 spots! #rnchat
3/12/2010 21:21
TeriRN: @InfusionNurse T3: So true unfortunately or blamed when all heck breaks loose. But I
think there is more good than bad. IMHO #RNChat
3/12/2010 21:24
onlinenursing: HEy #RNChat friends - pitching possible new org. @globaltechnurse Take (#GTNA)
survey: http://bit.ly/cU1wA4 - RU following us yet?
3/12/2010 21:24
onlinenursing: RT @InfusionNurse: T3 - good and bad-we can be relied on always being there to save
the day and tehn taken forr granted & overlooked #RNchat
3/12/2010 21:25
TeriRN: @HauteSingleMama I went 2 a state college too. Started off w/only 40 slots but increased
to 60 by end of summer. I was in the add on #RNChat
3/12/2010 21:25
TeriRN: @onlinenursing I am. Sounds great will take survey tonight. #RNChat
3/12/2010 21:26
nursebrittney: @rnchat T3 it means that were the fall guy. #RNCHAT
3/12/2010 21:26
onlinenursing: T3 -W/o nurses there would also be no public health-immunizations, STD clinic, Diabetes
ed, Asthma ed,School nurses-could go on & on #RNChat
3/12/2010 21:26
NUR3563: T3 -W/o nurses there would also be no public health-immunizations, STD clinic, Diabetes
ed, Asthma ed,School nurses-could go on & on #RNChat
3/12/2010 21:26

7. maryannagordon: @onlinenursing why do we allow ourselves to be taken advantage of like that? Gender
thing? Institutionalized hierarchy? #RNchat
3/12/2010 21:27
rnchat: We're coming up on an hour already but we'll let it roll a little past and then wrap up with
your pearls of wisdom. #RNchat
3/12/2010 21:28
TeriRN: @nursebrittney Not always Had times where if it weren't 4 me or a fellow RN, pt outcome
would've been bad We were recognized 4 it #RNChat
3/12/2010 21:28
TeriRN: @NUR3563 So true. RN's are at the heart of healthcare. #RNChat
3/12/2010 21:28
rnchat: @nursebrittney T3 That's often true. So now: how to change that? How to assert &
enframe the value in a way that engenders respect? #RNchat
3/12/2010 21:28
InfusionNurse: T3 heard a doc once say..we're like hospital beds, we're always gonna b there..and
meant that as a compliment... ;) #RNchat
3/12/2010 21:29
onlinenursing: @maryannagordon Good question. Probably started w/both gender & culture (past view of
nursing as servant) & taken on life of its own #RNChat
3/12/2010 21:29
CompHealthPerm: #RNChat I for one would like to say that all nurses are amazing! We could not survive
without you...
3/12/2010 21:30
InfusionNurse: @maryannagordon T3 - maybe the "serving" nature of our profession... #RNchat
3/12/2010 21:30
TeriRN: T3: My last BSN class is using the book From Silence to Voice. It's to teach RN's to
advocate for RN's in politics and media. #RNChat
3/12/2010 21:30
onlinenursing: RT @techmirth: YouTube - Academy Award Winning Movie Trailer http://ow.ly/1hpJf
funny! hv to share #RNChat friends. FUNNY fri night laugh
3/12/2010 21:30
maryannagordon: @InfusionNurse We have to stop allowing ourselves to b thoght of as overhead, as the
furniture! We'll never get respect we deserve #RNchat
3/12/2010 21:31
HauteSingleMama: @TeriRN Oh wow! I think I will get in as long as I do well on the TEAS - I'm doing well in
my prereqs, and they use a point system. #rnchat
3/12/2010 21:31
RNMark: So this is why my Blackberry is doing the safety dance again! Hiya Gang! #RNChat
3/12/2010 21:31
InfusionNurse: Thanks!! RT @CompHealthPerm: #RNChat I for one would like to say that all nurses are
amazing! We could not survive without you... #RNchat
3/12/2010 21:31

8. rnchat: RT @TeriRN: T3: My last BSN class is using the book From Silence to Voice. Its to teach
RNs to advocate for RNs in politics & media. #RNchat
3/12/2010 21:31
TeriRN: Thank you!RT @CompHealthPerm: #RNChat I for one would like to say that all nurses
are amazing! We could not survive without you... #RNChat
3/12/2010 21:31
CompHealthPerm: #RNChat I recently attended nursing seminar and it was stated that only 50% of
applicants get in? Is it a complete lack of faculty?
3/12/2010 21:32
TeriRN: @HauteSingleMama Good luck. You'll do fine. #RNChat
3/12/2010 21:32
InfusionNurse: I agree...RT @maryannagordon: We have to stop allowing ourselves , as the furniture!
Well never get respect we deserve #RNchat
3/12/2010 21:32
rnchat: @RNMark Hiya! #RNchat
3/12/2010 21:32
CompHealthPerm: @TeriRN You and all of the nurses following this chat #RNChat are welcome. In my eyes
you are all heroes!
3/12/2010 21:33
TeriRN: @CompHealthPerm Mostly and funding. #RNChat
3/12/2010 21:33
maryannagordon: @InfusionNurse @onlinenursing serving is in our nature, but I want to be valued &
respected and be paid a decent wage - not an angel #RNchat
3/12/2010 21:33
rnchat: RT @CompHealthPerm: @TeriRN You and all of the nurses following this chat #RNChat
are welcome. In my eyes you are all heroes!
3/12/2010 21:34
rnchat: BTW - Join #RNchat on Facebook - http://bit.ly/cewnHa & LinkedIn - http://bit.ly/9PYs2K
3/12/2010 21:34
rnchat: @CompHealthPerm Thank you! #RNchat
3/12/2010 21:34
CompHealthPerm: @TeriRN It's too bad because I've personally been inspired by so many of you that I
thought about going back to get a BSN #RNChat
3/12/2010 21:34
onlinenursing: @RNMark Safety dance! BAW HA HA HA #RNChat and blackberry
3/12/2010 21:34
CompHealthPerm: Thanks @rnchat and @TeriRN for the RTs and mentions. #RNchat #FF
3/12/2010 21:35
onlinenursing: @CompHealthPerm Thanks for the compliment! We are all in this h/c thing together! It
affects us all. Go Nursing! #RNChat (go get that BSN)
3/12/2010 21:36

9. TeriRN: @CompHealthPerm Do you have your ADN? #RNChat
3/12/2010 21:36
CompHealthPerm: @nursebrittney Great question! #RNchat
3/12/2010 21:36
InfusionNurse: @nursebrittney ..don't work with LPN's in my setting.. #RNchat
3/12/2010 21:36
RNMark: Professional relationship betwn nurses and providers should be modeled on architect-
engineer relationship. Design vs implementation #RNChat
3/12/2010 21:36
rnchat: @nursebrittney I can make that a topic for the next chat, sure. Excellent topic re: any rift
b/w RNs & LPNs? cc: @PhilBaumann Thanx! #RNchat
3/12/2010 21:36
TeriRN: RT @InfusionNurse: @nursebrittney ..dont work with LPNs in my setting.. >>>same here
#RNChat
3/12/2010 21:37
rnchat: OK, let's start wrapping up another great #RNchat. Any final thoughts, pearls of wisdom to
leave us with?
3/12/2010 21:38
InfusionNurse: Like it RT @RNMark: Prof relationship nurses/ providers shld be modeled on architect-
engineer relationship.Design vs implementation #RNchat
3/12/2010 21:38
RNMark: @nursebrittney RN vs LPN: Heck yes. LPNs hate the shock collars :) #RNChat
3/12/2010 21:38
rnchat: I'm also slowly rolling out #RNchat on to Facebook - http://bit.ly/cewnHa & LinkedIn -
http://bit.ly/9PYs2K #RNchat
3/12/2010 21:38
onlinenursing: @rnchat What time next week? Want my informatics students to come #RNChat.
3/12/2010 21:38
onlinenursing: @RNMark Great idea #RNChat - like that structural framework.
3/12/2010 21:38
rnchat: THANK YOU Everybody! I'll post the transcript of tonight's #RNchat a bit later. How do
you like these so far?
3/12/2010 21:41
CompHealthPerm: @onlinenursing There you go again..inspiring. I appreciate it. (BSN). #RNChat
3/12/2010 21:41
TeriRN: @rnchat Thanks Phil for another time of great questions. #RNChat
3/12/2010 21:42
CompHealthPerm: @rnchat This was phenomenal. Can't wait to get the transcripts. Again to all nurses-
YOU DO AMAZING WORK! #RNchat
3/12/2010 21:42
onlinenursing: @rnchat Thanks Phil and all for a great Chat! Pearl - GO Nursing!!!! See you next week.

10. #RNChat
3/12/2010 21:43
rnchat: @onlinenursing Sure, bring your informatics class. Is there a time/day that's preferred?
Could do 12p EST Tues 3/16. #RNchat
3/12/2010 21:43
maryannagordon: @RNchat got here in the last 10 minutes, sorry - on west coast, hard to make it so early
- do they happen any other time? #rnchat
3/12/2010 21:43
RNMark: @rnchat RNChat on Facebook a good idea as long as it doesnt cut into my FarmVille
time.:D #RNChat
3/12/2010 21:44
TeriRN: @RNMark LOL. Plant 3 day crops then you can make it. =D #RNChat
3/12/2010 21:44
holisticnurses: Professional relationship betwn nurses and providers should be modeled on architect-
engineer relationship. Design vs implementation #RNChat
3/12/2010 21:45
rnchat: @maryannagordon I'm working to have them a few times for different zones, shifts, etc. I'll
announce next week's time(s) in a bit. #RNchat
3/12/2010 21:45
rnchat: @onlinenursing OK, just let me know & we'll work out something - if not next week, the
week after. #RNchat
3/12/2010 21:46
holisticnurses: RT @TeriRN: T3: My last BSN class is using the book From Silence to Voice. Its to teach
RNs to advocate for RNs in politics & media. #RNchat
3/12/2010 21:46
rnchat: @terirn Sure - thank you! #RNchat
3/12/2010 21:46
rnchat: OK - Next #RNchat will be Tues 3/16 12pm EST (so our daytime peeps have a chance).
May have another Fri too. :)
3/12/2010 21:48
onlinenursing: @RNMark Stop cracking me up tonight in #RNChat... you will rival comedian
@bhawkesRN Farmville - chuckle
3/12/2010 21:48
TeriRN: @onlinenursing Haven't seen Beth in awhile on twitter again. Hope she's doing ok.
#RNChat
3/12/2010 21:49