In the news: Facebook photos land Swedish nurse in hot water



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Facebook, the popular online social network, helps old friends reconnect and opens up networking possibilities for the future. It could also cost one Swedish nurse her job.

A nurse at Karokinska University in Stockholm recently added 14 photos from a brain surgery and a back operation to her Facebook account. Although the patients couldn’t be identified, hospital officials are angry about the violation of ethics and judgment. Officials are using the incident as a way to remind staff about the hospital’s code of ethics and, along with the HR department, are considering the nurse’s future.

The photos have since been taken down from Facebook.

Sources: United Press International and CNN

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