The home health nurse provides care for a patient with congestive heart failure. Daily the patient weighs himself and takes his own temperature, pulse, respirations and blood pressure

Question

That information is sent as electronic data to the patient's physician and nurse daily to make adjustments to the plan of care as indicated. This is an example of:
a.
telehealth nursing.
b.
computerized decision support system (DSS).
c.
computerized provider order entry (CPOE).
d.
point of care technology.

Answer 1

ANS: A
Telehealth nursing is the transmission by a nurse of electronic data, images, or audio from a patient's bedside or home to other health providers for the purpose of providing care and improving outcomes. Patients may have telehealth hardware in their homes to provide in-home monitoring and direct reporting to their health care providers. Computerized decision support systems (DSSs) include safe practice alerts and reminders that improve the quality of care. Some DSSs assist in determining a correct diagnosis and choosing an appropriate medication. Computerized provider order entry (CPOE) allows orders to be directly communicated to the appropriate departmentâ€"diet orders to dietary, medication orders to the pharmacy, laboratory orders to the laboratory. Computers, tablets, or pocket devices used at the bedside for documentation are examples of point-of-care technology. Patient data collected by a nurse and recorded electronically are immediately available to all members of the health care team.