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Nurse Eunice Sandoval is taking care of Mrs. Lopez, a 65-year-old female with a history of uncontrolled type 2 diabetes.
•She recently had a surgical procedure to remove her gallbladder •She is recovering in the general nursing unit
•The nurse proceeds to assess Mrs. Lopez
High school education
Worried about high levels
Declined insulin injections, prefers oral medication
Has searched the Internet for diabetes supplements
Sugar levels over 200
Asks nurse to determine if site is reliable
Provide criteria of a reliable website with health-care information
Share an example of a credible and accurate website
Share an example of a faulty and suspect website
The National Institutes of Health (2017) recommends asking these key questions when visiting a health website:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/
The "About Mayo Clinic" section describes the organization as nonprofit and led by experts that promote clinical practice and patient education.
Each expert has a profile with their credentials and other pertaining details.
Source: https://www.mayoclinic.org/about-mayo-clinic
Based on their Mission Statement, the purpose of the website is to promote health through patient education and research.
They also have a list of policies including user privacy.
As you scroll down at the bottom of this article on diabetes, you can see it was last updated on October 30, 2020.
It also correlates with a list of up-to-date references (refer to next slide).
A team of medical professionals and subject matter experts collaborate to provide accurate information based on their content policy.
Research studies are current and listed below each article.
https://medicalherald.com/
The "About" section describes the website content as being written by "true health professionals" however, there is no link to their profiles or contact information.
Source: https://www.medicalherald.com/
The "About" section indicates the website provides "unbiased reviews of health products," hinting commercial purposes.
This website also lacks policies related to user privacy, risking sharing your information with others.
This article on diabetes supplements has a last updated date of July, 2022.
However, there is no list of articles or research studies that correlate with this date.
The author of all the articles is "Allison King."
Her background information is vague and has misspellings.
Although she claims to use "peer-reviewed research," none are listed under the articles and there is no content policy.
Remember, online information is not a substitute for medical advice. Consult a health provider before taking any of the advice that you have found online.