An increasing amount of healthcare information is on the Internet, ; however, not all the websites are accurate or have updated information. What should the informatics nurse instruct the healthcare consumer to do?
A) Discuss healthcare information found on the Internet with friends and neighbors.
B) Consider anything published online to be accurate.
C) Understand that any website published within the last 5 years is up to date.
D) Evaluate the website's credibility through a careful analysis of the content's accuracy.
D) Evaluate the website's credibility through a careful analysis of the content's accuracy.
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