Website Assignment Guidelines
The web-based healthcare information assessment affords you the opportunity to assess healthcare education on the internet. As future professional nurses, it is imperative you provide your clients with appropriate recommendations for credible health information on the internet.
The goal of this assessment is for you to evaluate a website of your choosing (such as the website of the AHA or ADA) by following the HONcode criteria (Health on the Net) available in the Module Five instructional resources. To successfully complete this assignment, you must complete the following steps:
1. Select a website which discusses a specific disease/disease entity (e.g., AHA, ADA)
2. Utilizing the HONcode criteria for evaluation, discuss each category (see below) showing evidence to support whether the website meets or does not meet the criteria
The evaluation should include the following elements:
A. Identification of author, credentials, and date of last modification
B. A statement concerning confidentiality of data
C. References or sources used in updating the website
D. Any funding or advertising used (often a policy statement)
E. Make sure your review includes an evaluation of the following eight main criteria based on the HONcode criteria:
a. Authoritative
b. Complementary
c. Privacy
d. Attribution
e. Justifiability
f. Transparency
g. Financial disclosure
h. Advertising policy
F. Based on the HONcode criteria, discuss whether you as a professional nurse would recommend this site to your patient/family.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.