Definition: to “make a ruckus” means to make a bold noisy disturbance–maybe even a little rowdy! (https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/ruckus.)
I’m calling all IFNA members to make a ruckus for family nursing by using social media to actively describe and share the good news about family nursing, family-focused health care, and the benefits to family health.
The mission of IFNA is to “transform health for families worldwide”. Making a ruckus about family nursing and IFNA on social media acknowledges that we have more than 45 years of evidence about family nursing to offer every family in every health care setting around the world. Making a ruckus means more health care leaders and systems will understand the enormous added value of conceptualizing the family as the “patient”. Every family in every health care context deserves to experience compassionate and competent family nursing care.
The characteristics of a good IFNA tweet include:
-use the IFNA handle: @IFNAorg
-use hashtags: #familynursing #familyhealth
-content of tweet enhanced with an image or video
Here’s a list of possible IFNA/family nursing/family health content you could boldly share to make a ruckus:
IFNA Position Statements x 4: https://internationalfamilynursing.org/association-information/position-statements/
Dissemination of IFNA Position Statements: https://internationalfamilynursing.org/2018/07/27/dissemination-of-ifna-position-statements/
IFNA Blog posts: https://internationalfamilynursing.org/blog/
IFNA Core Values: https://internationalfamilynursing.org/association-information/mission/
Family conferences: https://internationalfamilynursing.org/resources-for-family-nursing/family-nursing-links/family-nursing-conferences/
Family organizations: https://internationalfamilynursing.org/resources-for-family-nursing/family-nursing-links/nursing-family-organizations/
New family/family nursing publications (including but not restricted to IFNA members)
Feature IFNC14 presentations from Guidebook: https://guidebook.com/guide/154805/
Feature individual IFNA members – more than 200+ profiles are available on the IFNA website within the categories of Research, Education,
Practice News: https://guidebook.com/guide/154805/
Recognize IFNA BOD and/or individual IFNA BOD members: https://internationalfamilynursing.org/association-information/leadership/board-of-directors/
Recognize the work of IFNA Standing Committees and co-chairs: https://internationalfamilynursing.org/association-information/leadership/committees/
Recognize the work of IFNA fundraising led by IFNA Resource Advancement Committee: https://internationalfamilynursing.org/association-information/leadership/ifna-fundraising/
IFNA Chapters: https://internationalfamilynursing.org/chapters/
Feature posts related to family nursing practice, education, and research:
The pulldown menu for the Practice, Education, and Research includes several bibliographies and other resources that could be featured, e.g., https://internationalfamilynursing.org/resources-for-family-nursing/practice/practice-models/
IFNC14 photos – see the archive available in IFNC14 Guidebook: https://guidebook.com/guide/154805/
Previous IFNC -photos and information: https://internationalfamilynursing.org/conference-photo-gallery/
IFNA webinars – all past webinar audio files are available: https://internationalfamilynursing.org/webinars/past-webinars/
Caring for Refugee and Migrating Families – toolkit: https://internationalfamilynursing.org/2016/02/18/caring-for-refugee-families/
Previous IFNA Newsletters: https://internationalfamilynursing.org/ifna-news/ifna-newsletters/
Here are some helpful resources about using social media and guidelines for tweeting (compliments of SAGE Publishing):
Using Social Media to Enhance Discoverability: http://uk.sagepub.com/sites/default/files/social_media_guide.pdf
Guidelines for Tweeting: https://uk.sagepub.com/sites/default/files/guidelines_for_tweeting.pdf
Janice M. Bell, RN, PhD, serves as the co-chair of the IFNA Communications Committee and is the Founding Editor of the Journal of Family Nursing.
