Mrs. Jones is admitted to the medical-surgical unit with acute shortness of breath and substernal chest pain that she has experienced for several days
The nurse asks her why she did not contact her primary care provider sooner and she responded, "The website that I checked said that I had an allergy." What is the best response to Mrs. Jones? 1. "You are right. The information on the Internet is fairly accurate."
2. "Mrs. Jones, not all websites are accurate and you should check to make sure they were created by a reputable source."
3. "The Internet has a great deal of accurate information."
4. "Why would you check the Internet first?"
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Rationale: Health information published on the Internet is not necessarily accurate. The nurse or health care professional must scrutinize content for accuracy and relevance before recommending the site to any patient. Patients can often rely too heavily on Internet content without first checking its validity.
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