Which of the following statements is true about telehealth?
1. Telehealth can be used to treat prisoners.
2. Telehealth should not be used to offer mental health services.
3. Telehealth is not useful in treating rural patients.
4. There are not enough funds to support telehealth.
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Rationale: A large U.S. telehealth application has been the provision of care to state inmates by the medical branch of the University of Texas at Galveston (Brown, 2002). Other states also use telehealth to treat prisoners, avoiding the costs and danger of transporting prisoners.
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1 . The partner touches the tensed muscles. 2 . The woman relaxes the tense muscles in response to her partner's touch. 3 . The woman should tense a muscle group. 4 . Partner gently strokes the tensed muscle group. 5 . The woman releases all the residual tension of the muscle group.
Dementia is a disease of the elderly.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
When caring for elderly residents, you should
A) always provide total care if the resident is mentally confused. B) give priority to caring for residents who are alert and demanding. C) respect the residents and reinforce their self-esteem. D) use reality orientation with all residents.