Author Question: The rural nurse advocating for more telehealth services in the local area would provide what ... (Read 54 times)

abc · **on:** Jul 17, 2018

The rural nurse advocating for more telehealth services in the local area would provide what information to support this cause? (Select all that apply.)

a. Access to health care would be improved.
b. Care by medical specialists would be enhanced.
c. Chronic conditions could be monitored to decrease exacerbations.
d. Computer charting systems would be more user friendly.
e. Patient satisfaction with care would be improved.
f. Transportation barriers would be mostly eliminated.

Question 2

A hospital has significantly reduced the number of errors and near-miss episodes it has in the past 2 years. An accreditation body visitor might conclude that error and near-miss reductions are most directly related to

a. remediation of individual employees who make errors.
b. policies and procedures that have been created to avoid problems.
c. facility strategies to detect and address any potential problems.
d. staff education in facility patient safety processes.

Jbrasil · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 17, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A, B, C, E, F
Advantages to telehealth systems as reported in the research include improved access to health care overall, improved access to medical specialists, chronic conditions can be monitored to reduce exacerbations, improved patient satisfaction, and elimination of transportation barriers.
More user-friendly charting systems is not an advantage of telehealth systems.

Answer to Question 2

C
Facilities that operate under a culture of safety encourage all employees to be vigilant in observing for conditions and processes that could potentially lead to errors and near misses.
Individuals who make errors may indeed be given additional education or training, but this is not the best answer because most errors come from system problems.
Facilities should have policies and procedures to help lessen the number of errors or near misses, but without vigilance in finding sources of potential problems, the policies created may not be maximally beneficial.
Educating the staff does not go far enough in preventing errors. The facility needs to make a concerted effort to detect and address potential system problems, as system problems are the most common cause of errors.