The informatics nurse is researching consumer health information for a community health fair. Which criteria should the nurse use to assess this information before sharing with the health fair participants? Select all that apply.
A) Cost
B) Impact
C) Citation
D) Readability
E) Comprehensibility
B) Impact
C) Citation
D) Readability
E) Comprehensibility
Explanation: A) Consumer health information does not need to be reviewed for cost.
B) One assessment criteria for consumer health information is impact or the scholarly prestige of the journal in which the material is published.
C) One assessment criteria for consumer health information is citation or the cited sources for the material.
D) One assessment criteria for consumer health information is readability or if the terms in the material are written with good definitions that are understandable.
E) One assessment criteria for consumer health information is comprehensibility or the material is understandable by the lay public.
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