org.
For a nurse seeking information about a patient, the website may be a good starting point, although it should be added that the material is not technical and is not specifically designed for nurses. Its best use for medical professionals might be a way to describe difficult information in fairly simple terms that are not 'dumbed down' and is medically accurate without being arcane.
Summary:
Authorship: The Mayo Clinic
The publishing body: Mayo Foundation for Education and Research
Point-of-view or bias: General, medically-established knowledge as disseminated through peer-reviewed literature
Referral to and/or knowledge of the literature: Layperson orientation, little direct information about scientific studies or recent innovations in treatment
Accuracy or verifiability of details: Recipient of numerous watchdog group awards for accuracy.
Works Cited
The May Clinic. (2008). Retrieved 10 Nov 2008 at http://www.mayoclinic.com...
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