Nursing on the Net: Health Care Resources You Can Use
Pretest/Posttest
1. TRUE OR FALSE (please circle correct answer)
T F All health information on the web is accurate and reliable.
T F Health care professionals are in constant need of current, authoritative medical information in order to help them take better care of their patients.
T F MedlinePlus offers weekly consumer health information email announcements.
2. Name three criteria for evaluating a web site.
3. What is your favorite web site for obtaining nursing information?
4. A nurse calls your library and requests a copy of the standard of practice for the care of a patient with a chest tube. Where could you go for this information?
5. Name two web sites that provide information about drugs approved by the FDA.
6. A nurse at your hospital comes to you requesting a definition of "acquired mutations." She said that it somehow had something to do with rare diseases. Where would be a good starting point for your search?
7. What is the difference between MedlinePlus and PubMed/MEDLINE?
