A rural hospital's director of nursing (DON) is establishing a ...

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A rural hospital's director of nursing (DON) is establishing a telehealth system. What actions by the DON are important policy measures? (Select all that apply.)
 
  a. Creating work agreements that consider licensure issues
  b. Educating staff on telehealth practice and procedures
  c. Ensuring confidentiality in telehealth records and encounters
  d. Reducing patient perception of distance in interactions
  e. Writing policies that include ethics applied to telehealth

Question 2

A nurse planning events related to Healthy People 2020 goals would include activities related to (Select all that apply.)
 
  a. creating screening programs for childhood obesity.
  b. developing health literacy programs for adults.
  c. implementing classes on cultural competence for nurses.
  d. planning smoking prevention classes for middle school children.
  e. teaching healthy nutrition and eating to children.

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Answer to Question 1

A, C, E
Policy matters important in telehealth include licensing issues (if the remote providers reside or work in a different state), confidentiality, and ethical policy creation.
Education is important but is not a policy issue.
Reducing the perception of patients that there is an emotional distance between them and the provider is important but is not a policy issue.

Answer to Question 2

A, B, D, E
Healthy People 2020 documents are the nation's roadmap to better health. Some of the goals in this document are decreasing childhood obesity and tobacco use and improving the number of adults who say their providers explain things in a way they can understand. Improving cultural competence is not one of its goals.