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Week 4 Sherpath
Week 4 NCInformatics Trends in Health Informatics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which best describes mHealth application use in research? | mHealth applications can be used where Internet access is low |
| Which methods describe mHealth use and nursing practice? | -Dosage modification for glucose using transmitted glucose readings - Blood pressure monitoring for a patient in rural Appalachia via telehealth - Inhaler maintenance based on peak flow measurements shared via mobile application |
| Which action does mHealth promote? | Communication |
| Which selection describes wearable technology use? | Can be used to detect and track behavior by measuring a physical property |
| What can wearable technology provide? | - Heart rate and rhythm of a remote patient - Visual patient information to determine treatment plans. - Information on patient compliance with treatment regimens |
| Match the technology trend with the use. - Accelerometer measure for movement - Measures exposure to an environmental pathogen - Measures multiple physiologic metrics | - sleep - UV patch - Biomeasurement |
| From which systems can health informaticists aggregate data to improve patient flow and nursing care? | - Shift schedules - Metrics dashboards - Evidence based unit criteria |
| Through which method might nursing personnel provide essential data to ensure patient care and efficiency? | hand held computers |
| Real-time location systems can demonstrate unit efficiency using which methods? | - finding personnel - determining where equipment has been - Reducing potential infection outbreaks through tracking methods |
| How might a nursing student who is unable to attend in-person campus classes use mHealth methods for learning? | - Publications for evidence - Web-based communications for class attendance - Physiologic assessment apps to understand heart sounds |
| Match the mobile health usage with the appropriate nursing setting. - Provides communication between patient/provider - Provides practice examples of clinical management - Provides output decisions | - nursing practice - nursing education - nursing research |
| Which action best demonstrates how mHealth is used in patient care? | Communicates real-time data from patient to provider to manage chronic conditions |
| In which area does mHealth require improvement? | Privacy and security of patient information |
| Health care providers use wearable technology for which purposes? | - Providing a holistic view and treatment of an individual’s care - Requiring continual patient physiologic monitoring to treat and manage chronic illness -Expanding alternative technological programs for geographically challenged patients |
| Why might insurers wish to encourage the use of wearable technology for plan participants? | Monitoring compliance with treatment |
| Which methods could a Chief Nurse use to manage an emergency at a level one trauma center? | - RTLS System - Bed placement priority - hospital wide tracking system |
| Which methods would assist in reducing the spread of infection? | RTLS |
| Which health informatics methods can health care consumers use to increase care satisfaction? | - ePrescription - New patient forms - Health care portals |