Author Question: Which of the following is true, regarding the Romanow Commission? a. Roy Romanow recommended ... (Read 104 times)

jeatrice · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

Which of the following is true, regarding the Romanow Commission?

a. Roy Romanow recommended making long-term care an essential service.
b. Roy Romanow concluded that Canada's Medicare system is sustainable and must be preserved.
c. The Romanow Commission's top priority was to abolish the National Health Council in order to replace it with provincial regulating bodies.
d. The Romanow Commission saw increased use of telehealth as a key area for change and reduced costs.

Question 2

As nurses continue to contextualize technology within the scope of their professional practice, what is the main nursing issue with technology that requires consideration?

a. Computers
b. Management information systems
c. Information and information management
d. Order entry applications

ambernicolefink · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
The statement Roy Romanow concluded that Canada's Medicare system is sustainable and must be preserved. is true. The Romanow Commission concluded that Canada's Medicare system is sustainable and must be preserved.
The statement Roy Romanow recommended making long-term care an essential service. is not entirely accurate. Roy Romanow recommended making home care an essential service for post-acute, palliative care, and mentally ill clients.
The statement The Romanow Commission's top priority was to abolish the National Health Council in order to replace it with provincial regulating bodies. is false. The Romanow Com-mission promoted the concept of a National Health Council.
The statement The Romanow Commission saw increased use of telehealth as a key area for change and reduced costs. is false. The Romanow Commission recommended change in key areas, but did not identify telehealth as a key area.

Answer to Question 2

C

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A Computers are no longer an issue for nurses.
B Management information systems are no longer an issue for nurses.
C The issues for nurses are no longer computers or management information systems, but rather information and information management. The computer and its associated software are merely tools to support nurses as they practise their profession.
D Order entry applications are a current technological application.