Module Two

Information and Knowledge Management

Health Literacy

After watching the previous video clip, consider the following:

  • In your experience, as a nurse and as a member of the public, how common is it for clients and their families to go to the Internet for health information?
  • How conscious do you think nurses are that their client may be using Internet sites as a key source of health information?
  • Describe a nursing situation in which a client brought up information that he or she had obtained from the Internet? Was it helpful or unhelpful to them?
  • When Manon and Pierre meet with a nurse, what could the nurse do to assist them with access to good quality information online about her breast cancer diagnosis?

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