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To test knowledge from Telehealth Webquest
- 1.What is the most significant reason that telehealth is important for consumers (patients) of home care nursing?
- A.
No driving
- B.
Real time interpretation of healthcare status for healthcare management
- C.
The nurse never has to make a visit
- 2.Medicare reimburses home care agencies for the utilization of telehealth because
- A.
Telehealth manages to save Medicare dollars
- B.
The patient is being admitted to the hospital as often
- C.
Medicare does not reimburse home care agencies for telehealth
- 3.The telemonitoring products for the home care patient are
- A.
Dropped off and installed by the product manufacturing company
- B.
Air mailed to the patient with directions on how to connect it all up
- C.
Brought to the home and installed by the home care nurse with a detailed description to the patient
- 4.Telehealth
- A.
Takes the place of the nurses so they don't have to make visits
- B.
Supports nursing care of the home care patient
- C.
Will be the only way rural home care patients will receive care
- 5.Nurses can become certified in telehealth nursing
- A.
False
- B.
True
- 6.An current issue with telehealth is
- A.
No money for telehealth
- B.
Over state line practice
- C.
Patients don't like it
- 7.Research studies regarding the efficacy of telehealth have been conducted for
- A.
CHF and CVA
- B.
Chronic Renal Failure and Kidney Disease
- C.
CHF and Hypertension
- 8.Nursing has conducted research that supports the cost-effectiveness of telehealth
- A.
True
- B.
False
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