Women's Use of the Internet: What Nurses Need to Know

Women increasingly access the Internet for health information and social support in managing health‐related changes. Some women's use of the Internet has empowered them and created changes in nurse‐patient relationships. Nurses and patients must have a mutually respectful open dialogue to develop individualized appropriate plans of care, and nurses should recognize that women who do not have Internet access may have different learning needs.JOGNN, 35, 151‐156; 2006. DOI: 10.1111/J.1552‐6909.2006.00004.x