How can nurses help combat the spread of health misinformation?
Unreliable and misleading claims on the internet can confuse people and even cause harm, but nurses are in a unique position to engage with patients and help them to make informed healthcare decisions, says our podcast guest Scott Colton
Misleading health claims online can confuse patients but nurses can gently counter such myths, explains our podcast guest
How to engage with patients so they make informed healthcare decisions
How can nurses help to counter the spread of health misinformation?
Birmingham City University senior nursing lecturer Scott Colton believes nurses are in a unique position to help intervene with patients who may be getting poor quality information online and help them to make informed healthcare decisions.
In the latest episode of the Nursing Standard podcast, Mr Colton describes what he believes is behind the spread of misinformation, how nurses can spot patients who may have been influenced by it and what they can do to engage with them.
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