1.
The World’s
First Twitter
Chat for Nurses:
What Is
#RNchat?
by Phil Baumann, RN
RNchat.org - @RNchat

2.
What’s #RNchat?
It’s a Twitter chat for registered nurses and other
healthcare professionals from around the world and is
open to the public for participation.
It was founded by @PhilBaumann
RNchat.org - @RNchat

3.
What Do You Talk
About?
A wide range of topics from news pertinent to nurses
and the public to ethics to technology to the future of
the profession and more.
RNchat.org - @RNchat

4.
Why Twitter?
Twitter provides a unique mode of ambient intimacy in
real-time, enabling people from all over the world to
express themselves, exchange knowledge, share
experiences and find the latest developments around
the world.
RNchat.org - @RNchat

5.
Who Can Join?
You
RNchat.org - @RNchat

6.
How Do I Participate?
There are several ways...
RNchat.org - @RNchat

7.
Hashtag: #RNchat
Hashtags (keywords prepended with a “#”) demarcate
tweets into searchable metadata - in the case of Twitter
conversations, they signify a rallying point for
participants.
RNchat.org - @RNchat

8.
Search Twitter
Search Twitter (Search.Twitter.com) for #RNchat to
view a real-time chronological order of tweets
demarcated as RNchat.
RNchat.org - @RNchat

9.
Twitter Clients
Following a Twitter chat can very difficult to follow
since regular tweets and tweets marked with a hashtag
can be difficult to segregate real-time.
RNchat.org - @RNchat

10.
TweetChat
Third-party applications enhance the value of Twitter.
TweetChat (TweetChat.com) is an example of one such
client. It displays only the tweets bearing the hashtag
you wish it to display, thus focusing your attention.
RNchat.org - @RNchat

11.
Other Applications
TweetDeck - Seesmic Desktop - Twazzup
RNchat.org - @RNchat

12.
Times Vary -
Stay Tuned
to #RNchat
on Twitter
info@RNchat.org
RNchat.org - @RNchat

13.
Follow
@RNchat
The World’s First Chat for Nurses on Twitter
RNchat.org - @RNchat

14.
#RNchat
Enter the above into Search.Twitter.com for the latest.
RNchat.org - @RNchat

15.
Questions?
Follow and reply to @RNchat
RNchat.org - @RNchat

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RNchat.org - @RNchat