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Patients Frequently Seek Sources for Health Information Online, and Nurses

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Patients frequently seek sources for health information online, and nurses, as advocates, need to be prepared to help patients evaluate online sources. To do this, the nurse asks who sponsors the site, is the author listed, and the author's credentials. The nurse is evaluating what concept?


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Attribution Theory

A social psychology theory focused on how individuals interpret and assign causes to their own and others' behaviors.

Actor-observer Bias

The tendency to attribute one's own actions to external causes while attributing others' actions to internal characteristics.

Self-serving Bias

The common human tendency to attribute positive events to one's own character but attribute negative events to external factors.

Environmental Cause

A factor in the surrounding environment that contributes to the development or outcome of a condition or event.

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