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| James Mattson |
Reflections on Nursing Leadership (RNL) is a member benefit, a bonus for active membership in the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI). Only dues-paying members have access to all content currently posted in the magazine or available in online archives dating back to the third quarter of 2005. A secondary, but still very important, role of RNL, is “to attract, through selected open-access articles, non-members to the honor society and non-nurses to the profession.” In other words, RNL is an online goodwill ambassador for STTI. By taking note of articles that are open access—available to anyone who visits the website—and sharing them with friends and colleagues, you will promote STTI and, potentially, increase the number of honor society members. Just copy into an e-mail the URL that appears at the top of your browser. Perhaps, after reading that article, your friend or colleague will explore the rest of the website and find other open-access content that interests him or her.
Share, and share a “Like”
If you’re into social media, consider sharing RNL that way. According to Facebook, more than 500 million people actively use that social network, 50 percent of whom log in on any given day. You can “like” an RNL article on Facebook or tweet about it on Twitter—either is an effective way to get the message out and, in the process, introduce someone to the online magazine published by your favorite honor society.
By the way, when tweeting, you can make better use of those precious 140 characters if you take advantage of the service provided by sites such as http://tinyurl.com/. After accessing the site, just enter a long URL in the space provided and out comes a short web address that directs the recipient to the same place, but with fewer characters. Cool!
Tweet and retweet
Another way to share RNL with others is by taking advantage of ready-made Twitter tweets and Facebook posts that Assistant Editor Jane Palmer compiles. In the “Stay connected” section of RNL’s home page, click “Follow RNL on Twitter” to access tweets highlighting recent content. If you find something you want to share with a friend or colleague, sign in to your account and tweet or retweet. Same thing for “Follow RNL on Facebook.” Let your Facebook friends know you “like” RNL or, more specifically, a particular article that Jane has highlighted. Add a comment and get a conversation going. What’s not to like?
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| Jane Palmer |
By the way, if you’re a regular reader of Reflections on Nursing Leadership, you’ve come across Jane Palmer’s name before. In addition to tweeting, posting, proofing, formatting references and a myriad other unsung ways that Jane contributes to RNL’s excellence, she writes features and other content for the magazine. Her most recent feature? A profile article about STTI member Michael Arena, titled “Psych nurse connects with young patients.” Good article. Good writer. Thanks, Jane.
Finally, a plug for RSS feeds and automatic e-mails
Since you’re in the “Stay connected” section of the home page, why not sign up for RSS feeds or regular e-mail announcements of RNL content? Click on “Subscribe to RNL in a reader” to sign up for daily RSS feeds or “via e-mail” to receive e-mail announcements of newly posted RNL content. As of this posting, 311 of you are staying connected to RNL via these virtually-every-day updates. That’s up from 291 just a few days ago. RNL
