Have you heard of the controversy surrounding the TikTok ‘Ick’ challenge? Kiiyonna and Christal weigh in on this hot topic, discussing the impact of social media and where to draw the line with what nurses are accountable for.

Four nurses at Georgia’s Emory University labor and delivery unit were fired for making a video on TikTok detailing what patients do to give them the ‘ick’ (an uncomfortable feeling) at work. 

The fallout has been huge as other patients at Emory University have made the link between their poor care and this ‘ick’ video. So, is it the nurses' fault? And what can we learn from this experience as nurses and people engaging in social media? 

This is a fresh, important debate between Christal and Kiiyonna on the interface of nursing and social media. They remind us to keep the patient in mind and conduct ourselves with integrity and help lift the profession of nursing up. We are the ones who decide our profession. We own it. But with ownership comes responsibility. So let’s understand what that responsibility entails. Please join us. 

In this episode:

-Was the Ick video leaked?

-What is an ‘ick’?

-Christal’s story of her first hospital birth

-Why nurses get the blame when they’re the face of the business

-Kiiyonna’s comparative story of giving birth at 17

-Are their experiences shaped by them being African American women?

-How TikTok glamorizes nursing

-How to find balance as a nurse on social media

-Speaking the truth of your profession on TikTok

-Black nurses coming together for a common mission

-If you wouldn’t do it in front of your patients, don’t do it on social media

-Did the punishment fit the crime?

Connect with Kiiyonna and Christal:

- Kiiyonna's Instagram

- Christal's Instagram

- Nurse Boss Mob Facebook Group

- YouTube

- TikTok