The patient is asking about using the Internet for resources regarding lifestyle behaviors and benefits of modification. The nurse's should tell the patient that:
a. information on lifestyle behaviors is not available on the Internet.
b. the patient should use websites that are easy to understand.
c. ,most websites are designed for health care providers only.
d. only negative outcomes are evaluated on the Internet.
ANS: B
Information on lifestyle behaviors that lead to disease is available at research-sponsored websites that have peer-reviewed material and expert analyses. Website content should be easy to read and understandable for the general population. Most sites that discuss the latest information about health risks, lifestyle behaviors, and outcomes have separate information specifically for health care providers. Research that evaluates positive and negative lifestyle-behavior outcomes is constantly evolving as discoveries are made about the physiologic changes bodies experience with disease and illness.
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