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Consumer health information on the Web: trends, issues, and strategies.(Clinical Skills)
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Dermatology Nursing
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December 1, 2004
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Nurses are at the forefront of the current trends in patient information and choice in medical care. The trends in health information access and quality, and decision support strategies are reviewed. Valuable online resources for nurses to share with their patients and families will be presented. Elder health is used to illustrate these issues.
As a primary point of contact for patients and their families, medical-surgical nurses are leading the current trends in patient participation and customer choice in medical care. An important component of this movement is access to information and decision-making tools that empower patients to become informed about their medical choices. ...