The Nurses' Guide to Consumer Health Websites / Edition 1

by Joyce J. Fitzpatrick PhD, MBA, RN, FAAN, Carol Romano PhD, RN, FAAN, Ruth Chasek

Overview

This book will help you find the most reliable sources of health information on the Internet. The sites in this book have been selected and reviewed by expert nurses in over 40 specialties. Sites have been reviewed for accuracy, currency, sponsorship, ease of use by the general public, and availability in languages in addition to English. The result is a treasure of information sources for patients and health care professionals.

For professionals:
This book will help you find the most reliable sources of health information on the Internet for your patients. All the sites in this book have been selected and reviewed by expert nurses in over 40 specialties, most of them nursing educators with doctoral degrees. Sites have been reviewed for ease of use by the general public, accuracy, currency, sponsorship, and availability in languages besides English. The result is a treasure of information sources, all judged accurate and current by knowledgeable professionals.

For consumers:
This book will help you find the most reliable sources of health information on the Internet. All the sites in this book have been selected and reviewed by expert nurses in over 40 health specialties. Sites have been reviewed for ease of use by the general public, accuracy, currency, sponsorship, and availability in languages besides English. The result is a treasure of information sources, all judged accurate and current by knowledgeable professionals.

All purpose:
This book gives both the professional and patient a tool for finding reliable health information on the Internet. All the sites in this book have been selected and reviewed by expert nurses in over 40 specialties, most of them nursing educators with doctoral degrees. Sites have been reviewed for ease of use by the general public, accuracy, currency, sponsorship, and availability in languages besides English. The result is a treasure of information sources, all judged accurate and current by knowledgeable professionals.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826114556
Publisher:	Springer Publishing Company
Publication date:	08/22/2001
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.06(h) x 0.56(d)

About the Author

Joyce J. Fitzpatrick, PhD, MBA, RN, FAAN, is Elizabeth Brooks Ford Professor of Nursing, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, where she was Dean from 1982 through 1997. She is also Professor, Department of Geriatrics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY. In 1990, Dr. Fitzpatrick received an honorary doctorate, Doctor of Humane Letters, from her alma mater, Georgetown University. In 2011 she received an honorary doctorate, Doctor of Humane Letters, from the Frontier University of Nursing. She has received numerous honors and awards; she was elected a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing in 1981 and a Fellow in the National Academies of Practice in 1996. She received the American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award 18 times. Dr. Fitzpatrick is widely published in nursing and health care literature with over 300 publications. She served as co-editor of the Annual Review of Nursing Research series, vols. 1-26; she edits the journals Applied Nursing Research, Archives in Psychiatric Nursing, and Nursing Education Perspectives, the official journal of the National League for Nursing. She edited three editions of the classic Encyclopedia of Nursing Research (ENR), and a series of nursing research digests

Carol A. Romano, PhD, RN, C, CNAA, FAAN, is Deputy Chief, Department of Clinical Research Informatics, Clinical Center, at the National Institutes of Health.

Ruth Chasek has been Nursing Editor at Springer Publishing Company for over 15 years, where she has worked on many award-winning books.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Part I: The Megasites
• General Health and Medical Web Sites, C.A. Romano, C.R. Phyillaier, P.G. Hinegardner
Part II: Medications
• Drug Information and Medications, K.M. Montgomery
Part III: Specialty Sites
• Adolescents, A.L. O’Sullivan
• Asthma and Allergies, M. Smirnoff and K. Malusis
• Birth Control, M.E. Reame
• Breastfeeding, K.S. Montgomery
• Cancer, F. Juste and T. Johnson
• Child Health, W.M. Nehring, S.A. Faux, and C.A. Schmidt
• Complementary and Alternative Therapies, M. Snyder
• Diabetes Mellitus, R.G. Mertig
• Diet, Nutrition, and Weight Loss, K.H. Morin
• Domestic Violence and Child Abuse, J.C. Campbell, D. Lemmey, and K. Chouaf
• Drug and Alcohol Abuse, K.S. Montgomery
• Elders and Their Families, L.J OíConnor
• End of Life Care, M.L. Matzo
• Environmental Health, K. McPhaul
• Exercise and Physical Fitness, K.M.C. Talley and J.F. Wyman
• Genetics, F.R. Lashley
• Heart Disease, Hussein Tahan
• HIV/AIDS, C.A. Kirton and J.P. Colagreco
• Immunizations, L. Peters
• Incontinence - Urinary, S. Jones - Neurogenic Bowel, A.J. Schmerzler
• Infertility, N.E. Reame
• Mental Health, D. Berry
• Neurological Problems, G.J. McDougall
• Pain, L.J. Schoolmeesters
• Pregnancy and Childbirth, K.S. Montgomery
• Prostate Cancer, M. Wallace
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases, C.A. Kirton and J.P. Cologreco
• Sleep and Fatigue, A.L. Hudson and K.A. Lee
• Smoking Cessation, M. Smirnoff
• Spinal Cord Injury, J.M. Goldstein
• Stroke, B.J. Furr
• Travel Considerations, F.R. Lashley
• Women’s Health, D.L. Taylor and G.M. Wade
• Wound and Ostomy Care, D.C. Visco and S.J. Wren
Part IV: Negotiating the Health Care System
• Long Term Care Services, E.L. Mitty
• Home Care Services, G.L. Narsavage
• Understanding Medical Jargon, S.P. Farrell
• Medical Devices, S.P. Farrell
• Health Insurance, R. Chasek
Alphabetical Index of Web Site

Editorial Reviews

This book's stated purpose is to give both the professional and the patient a tool for finding reliable health information on the Internet. Web sites in more than 40 categories are reviewed by subject experts, mostly nurses but also two health science librarians who contribute to the introductory chapter. These experts were asked to select one to six sites and review them for relevance to consumers using five evaluation criteria: authority/source, purpose/objectivity, content, currency, and design. Written in narrative form, the reviews follow a structured outline. In addition, each chapter begins with an introduction that often includes key points to consider when evaluating sites related to the topic, one of the book's most useful features. An appendix indexes the sites by title, including the URL and an indication of languages other than English. This guide serves as an excellent introduction to consumer health resources on the web. It is definitely a better value than the expensive Patient Resources on the Internet (Faulkner & Gray, 1997), which is more about the topic than a directory. However, for quick reference on specific topics, one would do better to search MEDLINEplus (http://medlineplus.gov) or one of the other general sites recommended by this book, by the Medical Library Association Top 10 (http://www.mlanet.org/resources/ medspeak/topten.html), or by Websites You Can Trust from the Consumer and Patient Health Information Section of MLA (http:// caphis.mlanet.org/consumer/index.html). Nevertheless, this is particularly useful for students or those new to the web, and it is recommended for all libraries seeking a current reference work on this topic, especially those designing consumer health web sites. Margaret Allen, Lib. Consultant, Stratford, WI Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

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