A staff development nurse is orienting several new employees to ...

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A staff development nurse is orienting several new employees to the facility. The nurse explains that any good compliance program (Select all that apply.)
 
  a. functions to identify and correct potential concerns.
  b. ensures a confidential way for staff to report violations.
  c. promotes conformity to the facility's legal requirements.
  d. protects staff from retaliation for good-faith reports.
  e. works to ensure that union negotiations become public knowledge.

Question 2

The nurse understands that the phrase the use of medical information exchanged from one site to another via electronic communications to improve a patient's clinical health status refers to what aspect of health care?
 
  a. Computerized charting systems
  b. Electronic medical records
  c. Telehealth
  d. Telemedicine

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Answer to Question 1

A, B, C, D
Compliance programs promote conformity to legal requirements, identify potential concerns and correct them before they can cause problems, and prevent recurrence of any known problems.
A compliance program should ensure that employees are able to make confidential reports of possible violations.
Compliance programs promote conformity to legal requirements, identify potential concerns and correct them before they can cause problems, and prevent recurrence of any known problems.
People who make good-faith reports should be protected from retaliation.
Compliance programs do not work to ensure that union negotiations are made public.

Answer to Question 2

D
The American Telemedicine Association defines telemedicine as the use of medical information exchanged from one site to another via electronic communications to improve a patient's clinical health status.
Computerized charting systems are usually referred to by name.
Electronic medical records are not synonymous with telemedicine.
Telehealth usually has a broader definition.

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