The benefits of telehealth include that it: (Select all that ...

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The benefits of telehealth include that it: (Select all that apply.)
 
  a. promotes self-management of illness in rural and underserved areas.
  b. facilitates remote physical assessment and monitoring of chronic conditions.
  c. decreases costs by replacing the role of the nurse with technology.
  d. decreases costs by reducing hospital re-admissions.
  e. is reimbursed by all health care insurances.

Question 2

A 79-year-old client resides independently in the community. The visiting home health nurse finds that despite it being 90 degrees Fahrenheit outside, the windows are closed and the client is wearing a sweater.
 
  The nurse initially recognizes that this behavior may be related to:
  a. cognitive changes that diminish the indi-vidual's awareness of temperature chang-es.
  b. age-related neurosensory changes that di-minish awareness of temperature changes.
  c. a delirium-related acute illness that is af-fecting body heat production.
  d. age-related motor deficiencies that result in self-neglect.

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A, B, D
Telehealth promotes self-management of illness and facilitates remote assessment and monitoring in rural and underserved areas. Evidence has demonstrated that it reduces costs by decreasing hospital readmission. Telehealth does not replace the role of the nurse; the technology augments the ability of the nurse to reach clients in remote areas. Unfortunately, not all health care insurers reimburse for telehealth services.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Neurosensory changes related to aging tend to delay or diminish the individual's awareness of temperature changes and may impair behavior or thermoregulatory responses to dangerously high or low temperatures. There is no evidence in this scenario that the client has cognitive changes, an acute illness, or is incapable of self-care, and such assumptions should not be routinely made based on age alone.

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