The nurse researcher has obtained information from an Internet site. What information should the researcher obtain in order to correctly cite this search?
1. The same information used to reference a published journal article.
2. The domain and the Web site address.
3. The date the Web page was placed on the Internet.
4. The date the page was viewed and its exact location on the Web.
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Rationale 1: This is not sufficient information for an Internet site.
Rationale 2: This is important information, but the date retrieved should also be included.
Rationale 3: The date the information was retrieved from the Web is more important than the date it was placed on the Web.
Rationale 4: For information obtained from the Web, the date when the material was viewed as well as its location on the Web should be provided.
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