Website Critique Of An Website On The National Library Of...

Website Critique Nurses are taught to use reliable information to support their decisions in healthcare. Since internet became available, nurses were able to find information quickly and conveniently to help with their practice. Unfortunately, most information on the internet is not monitored. This leads to false and inaccurate information. If this information was used within the nursing practice, it could cause serious problems (Miller et al, abstract, 2010). That is why it is important to critique websites to evaluate the merit of the information. The website I will critique for this paper is called AnxietyBC. The target audience for this website is consumers that want to know more about anxiety and self-help techniques, whether for personal use or for general knowledge. I chose this website because I was diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and I used the information found on AnxietyBC to help me understand what I was going through. I will critique the website and the information presented using the National Library of Medicine (NLM) checklist (Evaluating Health Information, 2015). I will first discuss the provider’s credentials and background. Second, I will discuss the websites funding and sponsors and whether the sponsors used the site as an ulterior motive. Next, I will discuss the quality of the content and determine if the information is relevant, reliable, and practical. Then, I will look at the privacy of the consumer’s information and how it gets