Week 5 Notes

Question 1

Is the use of technology to provide a multitude of health care and support services to patients and nurses

Answer 1

Telenursing

Question 2

_______ applications of telenursing include physical assessment, patient communication, triaging of medical services, and patient education.

Answer 2

Clinical

Question 3

_____ use of telenursing impacts patient care indirectly by consulting with colleagues and specialty experts, as well as allows for the expansion of educational opportunities for nurses.

Answer 3

Nonclinical

Question 4

EHRs have the following eight components:

Answer 4

1. Health information and data
2. Results management
3. Order entry management
4. Decision support
5. Electronic communication and connectivity
6. Patient support
7. Administrative processes, and
8. Reporting and population health management

Question 5

___are similar to EHRs in
the sense that they both record patient health data. However, compared to EHRs that
have a wider scope of applicability, ____ are focused on the patients’ health care
records.

Answer 5

EMRs

Question 6

___ is defined as the shared values, beliefs, norms, and procedures
related to patient safety among members of an organization, unit, or team

Answer 6

Culture of safety

Question 7

___ is the capacity of individuals to
secure, process, and comprehend basic health data, information, and
services in order to make appropriate health-related decisions.

Answer 7

health literacy

Question 8

is a movement that advocates for

health literacy through healthcare professional and consumer partnerships

Answer 8

Health consumerism,

Question 9

the process observed by the telehealth nurse involves ______ ______ (receiving information from a remote monitoring device either automatically or patient-reported), _____ (analysis of patient data), ______(developing a plan and next steps based on the nurses’ clinical skills and knowledge), and _______ (collaboration, referral, and patient education)

Answer 9

knowledge acquisition
processing
generation
dissemination

Question 10

or a digital record of a person’s health history, are common, but remain highly individualized to the hospital or practice utilizing them.

Answer 10

Electronic health records (EHR)

Question 11

EHR increases ___or the potential for a patient to be actively involved in his care.

Answer 11

patient autonomy

Question 12

the potential future applications for electronic health records (EHR)

Answer 12

Communal health information exchange
Improving diagnostic accuracy
Increasing patient autonomy
Expanding EHR usage

Question 13

a centralized EHR that would open communication between healthcare providers and hospitals regarding an individual patient

Answer 13

Communal health information exchange

Question 14

using EHR to facilitate using the most up-to-date diagnostic tools, therapies, and treatments

Answer 14

Improving diagnostic accuracy

Question 15

using EHR to increase a patient’s involvement in care, including access to visitation notes, labs, medications, and educational resources

Answer 15

Increasing patient autonomy

Question 16

expanding EHR outside the traditional hospital and clinical care settings to encompass other areas of healthcare, such as laboratory, therapy and pharmacy

Answer 16

Expanding EHR usage

Question 17

Telenursing is the use of technology to provide health care services in two ways:

Connecting patients with ______ to receive health care services
Connecting nurses with ___to promote quality care and shared learning

Answer 17

nurses

other nurses

Question 18

Clinically, ___ connects nurses with patients to improve access to care

Answer 18

telenursing

Question 19

Nurses can use telenursing to provide, ___, or to visually assess patient conditions and determine the need for medical intervention.

Answer 19

assessment

Question 20

Telenursing also provides____. To promote a more personal connection and build rapport between nurses and their patients, some nurse consulting practices will be conducted with the use of telenursing

Answer 20

a means of communication

Question 21

___is the use of technology to accomplish clinical and nonclinical objectives. It often requires special ___, like qualified personnel, reliable internet connection, and current equipment to be successful.

Answer 21

telenursing

infrastructure