An elderly patient tells the nurse that her daughter bought her a system that will call for help if she falls. The nurse realizes this patient is describing which technology?
1. Direct dial to the local ambulance company
2. Computerized communication
3. A home alarm system
4. Continuous body monitoring
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Rationale 1: It is unclear from the patient's description whether the system is direct dial to the ambulance company.
Rationale 2: Computerized communication would imply that the patient has a computer at home and would need to access it to communicate health needs.
Rationale 3: The nurse has no way of knowing if the patient has a home alarm system.
Rationale 4: Continuous body monitoring is available in many different types. Most body monitoring systems include a device that the elderly person wears that communicates to an ambulance company or other family member that the person needs help or assistance.
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