Patients frequently seek sources for health information online, and nurses, as advocates, need to be prepared to help patients evaluate online sources. To do this, the nurse asks who sponsors the site, is the author listed, and the author's credentials
The nurse is evaluating what?
a.
Purpose
b.
Coverage
c.
Currency
d.
Authority
ANS: D
Authority involves knowing who the sponsor or publisher is. Is this a personal page? Where does it come from? Is the author or organization listed? What are the author's credentials? Purpose is determining to focus of the site. Does the site inform? Explain? Share? Disclose? Sell? What is the intended audience? Coverage tries to determine if citations are correct. Is there a balance of text and images? Currency refers to when the site was created. How often is it updated?
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