Chapter 14

Question 1

Accuracy, Authority of source, Objectivity, Currency/Timeliness, Coverage/Quality, Intended purpose & usability are all characteristics to be considered in:

Answer 1

website evaluation

Question 2

Name several electronic health databases

Answer 2

CINAHL, Cochrane Library, ERIC, Health Source, MEDLINE, PsycINFO

Question 3

Emails must be ___ to be legally allowed to share confidential information

Answer 3

encrypted

Question 4

Means it does not occur in realtime

Answer 4

asynchronous

Question 5

using electronic communication for transmitting healthcare information such as health promotion, disease prevention, professional or lay education, diagnosis or actual treatment to people located at different geographical locations

Answer 5

telehealth