Chapter 4 and 5 flashcards

Differentiate between misinformation and disinformation

False/inacurate info vs. on purpose spreading lies

as nurses we are

trusted educators

sources of misinformation

• social media

• blogs

• ai generated

• misinterpretend research studies

• video research studies

CRAAP test

• currency

• relevance

• authority

• accuracy

• purpose

identify credible health info

nurses roles in countering information

• use therapeutic communication

• refers to trusted resources

• provide simple fact-based explanations

• avoid shaming — focus on building trust

How this harms the pt’s

• delayed or refused TX

• unsafe home remedies

• increased vaccine hesitation

• undermines trust in health professors

Patient encounter information in

social media, Gen AI, trusted sources

Social media s + w

• fast, visual, and personalized

strengths

• reach

• peer support

• public education

weaknesses

• virality

• algorithm influences

• hidden advertisements

Gen AI s + w

• conversational, on demand, and confident sounding

strengths

• explanation

• translation

• brainstorming

weakness

• fabricating details

• outdate information

• missing content

trusted sources

• evident based, accountable, and transparent

ex: government agencies, professional organization, peer reviewed, health systems

what is disparities

certain patient demographic who do not have access to healthcare

Social media helps by

easy access, education, public health

Social media helps education

clinicians and organizations can translate complex health topics into understandable formats

social media helps with public health

digital channel can rapidly share alerts, prevention messages, and emerging guidance

infodemic

overload of information, including false content, creating confusion, and harmful choices

Is popularity, repetition, testimony, and profesional looking graphs evident?

No, they are not evidence

Why does misleading content spread

Emotion → engagement → not clinical accuracy

Before sharing information

Source — who created it

Evidence — source cited?

Date — relevance

Purpose — is goal to inform or sell

Cross-check — do other sources agree

AI resources

• does new text, images, audios, or other content to respond to prompt

• Doesn’t know truth

• Gains biases from other resources already having biases

AI does not equal

Fluent does not equal factual

Useful does not equal verified

Ai output does not equal clinical judgement

AI pros

Pros

• concept in plain language

• Generated questions for clinicians

• Compares terminology

• Draft pt. Education wording 4 review

• Brainstorms search

AI cons

• diagnose symptoms alone

• Changing to independently

• Calls dosages without verification of doctor

• HIPAA violation

VERIFY method for AI

View claim → examine sources → review evidence → identify gaps and biases → fact check key details → you remain accountable for what you share

Privacy professionalism and trust

• correct misinformation respectfully

• Maintain professional boundaries

• Follow policies 4 social media and AI usage

• Transparent AI usage

• HIPAA

• Digital content affects trust

Access

Not everyone is reliable broad band, devices, private spaces, or paid tools

• this can exclude pt

Literacy

Health literacy, digital literacy, long disability, prior experiences affect how info is understood and used

Biases

Algorithm and AI can reproduce bias when data and design are not equitable

Nursing response to this all

Offer accesible alternative, use plain language, ask about patient, understand, and verify comprehendency

Acess does not equal

Accuracy