title: Women's use of the Internet: what nurses need to know.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, 14214-3079, USA. sdickers@buffalo.edu
authors.forename: Suzanne S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Dickerson
mesh_terms: D001292:Attitude to Computers; D003142:Communication; D003197:Computer Literacy; D003200:Computer User Training; D034742:Electronic Mail; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011209:Power, Psychological; D011361:Professional Competence; D012944:Social Support; D014930:Women / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D016387:Women's Health