Assignment task: Credible Health Information Discussion
Sandy works in the emergency department (ED) of a local medical center and needs to provide some information for her patient before she is discharged. The nurse manager recently asked all staff to attend an in-service related to providing credible information to patients, but due to an overload of patients on the day of the in-service, Sandy missed the presentation. She decides to speak with other nurses asking what they might recommend as an information resource for her patient. One of the nurses tells Sandy that she has found some great information on a website called Wikipedia.
Sandy starts to investigate the site and finds some healthcare information that applies to her patient, but she notices that some of the information does not match her facility's practice guidelines for the particular diagnosis.
Please answer the following questions in paragraph format:
Question #1: Does Wikipedia meet the criteria for a credible website? If so, why or why not?
Question #2: List two credible healthcare information websites. Why are these sites credible?
Discuss information relevant to your current practice or patient population of interest you may find on the information websites you have chosen.
Question #3: Why is important to utilize current resources when presenting healthcare information?
In scholarly writing, resources are considered relevant if published within the last five (5) years.
Why is this important when providing healthcare information to patients, families, and peers?