Friday, November 18, 2016

Reputable websites

Nurses are bombarded with information and new patient cases that they have not learned about or had experience in dealing with that require further information.  Knowing reputable web sites can speed the information process.  There are common themes among web sites that provide accurate information.  A case study of  Charles encountering a rare condition leads to securing reliable resources as listed.  McGonigle & Mastrian (2015) described the most reliable sources, which contain a meta analysis without any conflicting interests.  Textbooks are valuable if up to date.  For this situation, I would refer to the http:/www.CDC.org.
Some other reliable resources include:
.edu - education sites
.gov - government sites
.org - organization sites
.com - commercial sites
.net - network infrastructures
There are other extensions, such as the abbreviation of a country, ie. .jp for Japan

Retrieved from 
Guidelines for Evaluating Websites. http://mason.gmu.edu/~montecin/webcritique.htm
This site provides reputable sources for obtaining reliable information.
 

Image result for pictures of the top trustworthy health websites
https://nccih.nih.gov/sites/nccam.nih.gov/files/styles/original_squ/public/older%20woman%20and%20younger%20woman%20ipad%20ThinkstockPhotos-487910370_square.jpg?itok=y8919RSe
This is an example of a .gov site that is considered reliable.
Charles should stay updated on reliable sources and research situations where more knowledge is required.
References
McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K.  G.  (2015). Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge (3rd ed.)
 Jones & Bartlett Learning, Burlington, MA
http://www.cdc.org

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