The informatics nurse is asked to prepare an educational offering about telenursing. Which should the nurse use as the best definition for this type of connected care?
A) The synthesis of nursing and information systems
B) The synthesis of nursing and telecommunications and information technology
C) The synthesis of healthcare and telecommunications
D) The synthesis of nursing and communication technology
B) The synthesis of nursing and telecommunications and information technology
Explanation: A) Telenursing is the use of telecommunications and information technology for the delivery of nursing care.
B) Nurses engaged in telenursing practice continue to assess, plan, intervene, and evaluate the outcomes of nursing care, but they do so using technologies such as the Internet, computers, telephones, digital assessment tools, and telemonitoring equipment.
C) Telenursing is the use of telecommunications and information technology for the delivery of nursing care.
D) Telenursing is the use of telecommunications and information technology for the delivery of nursing care.
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