MrCruise Has Been Surfing the Internet

question 4

Multiple Choice

Mr.Cruise has been surfing the Internet.He is looking for health care information on low back pain.He shows the clinic nurse a Web page he thinks is "great" and tells her that he has been following the exercises recommended by the author.He wants to know what she thinks about the site.When the clinic nurse evaluates this site,she discovers that its author is a personal trainer.No credentials are listed.In several testimonials on the page,people (their pictures are included) say how wonderful they feel after having done these exercises.The exercises all have animated demonstrations,available by a click on the pertinent highlighted text or icon.They seem easy to follow.The site was posted 5 years earlier and was last updated 3 years before.How should the clinic nurse advise Mr.Cruise?

• A) Avoid this site.
• B) Check with his primary health care provider.
• C) Continue with the exercises.
• D) Contact the author for additional exercise and feedback.

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