The health care delivery system is rapidly changing especially with the incorporation of technology.
There is an increased emphasis on this partnership through consumer health care services that link information technologies and which of the following entities? 1. Business structures
2. Patients' paper records
3. Pharmaceutical representatives
4. Billing departments
Question 2A 512-bed acute-care community hospital is planning to install a wireless system. The steering committee is planning a site visit to observe the wireless system in action. Which site would be the most suitable for the committee to visit?
1. A 36-bed state-of-the-art open-heart intensive care unit at a hospital that uses the same vendor's equipment and services
2. A 496-bed acute-care hospital utilizing another vendor with similar equipment and services
3. A 485-bed acute-care community hospital utilizing the same vendor's equipment and services
4. A 712-bed acute-tertiary care hospital utilizing the same vendor's equipment and services
Question 3_____________________________
___ is a subspecialty of medical informatics which studies from a patient/consumer perspective the use of electronic information and communication to improve medical outcomes and the health care decision-making
process. Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Question 4A nurse is caring for a male who has been informed of a prognosis of only several months before death. He wants to return to his home with hospice care. He has a wife and two daughters who do not support this decision.
Which of the following communication principles should guide the nurse during this family situation? 1. A nurse guides families by staying focused solely on the patient's needs and wishes.
2. Families need to be informed that they are unable to provide the quality care needed in the home.
3. Exploring the family's beliefs about hospice, death, and their role can help families make decisions.
4. Helping family members understand the benefits of a patient dying at home produces the best outcomes.