HIV

Patient Education and the Internet Assignment

You, and your peers are looking for reliable Web sites to help educate your patients on a particular disease state or illness. You are going to prepare a handout for the patients/families on the use of internet information sources. You should include a list of general do’s and don’ts for internet information use.

Choose a topic about which you want to education your patients
Identify and cite at least 5 Web sites that have relevant and accurate information for your patients on HIV
Also identify at least 1 site that patients should AVOID using and explain why
For each Web site you identified, provide a 2–3 sentence evaluation of each of the following:
Its main purpose
Its credibility (who created the site)
Reliability (peer-reviewed or contributed by experts)
Quality
Timeliness of information (its currency)
You can create the handout in the form of a consumer handout sheet or a simple brochure. Make sure that you cite any references using APA format.
The purpose of this assignment is to apply knowledge of reliable and valid information sources to patient education in clinical nursing practice