A client diagnosed with diabetes reports to the nurse that she has been learning more about con-trolling her blood sugars by reading information found on the Internet. Which of the following statements by the nurse would be appropriate?
a. "Looking at the date the content was posted on the website is important."
b. "The Internet is an unreliable source of information and should not be used."
c. "The best sources of information are found on pharmaceutical websites."
d. "Your physician will provide you better information than the Internet."
ANS: A
One of the ways to assess the reliability and validity of Internet sources is to look at its currency, including the dates when the content was posted and updated. The Internet has reliable infor-mation, but the quality of the information must be assessed. Pharmaceutical websites may have biased information. Physicians are another source of information, but this may or may not be better than what is found on the Internet.
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