Deck 16: Patient Engagement and Connected Health

Question 1

Choose two patient-engagement or connectivity tools and discuss specifically how you would use these to deliver care in your practice.

Answer 1

No Answer

Question 2

Formulate a patient education plan for a common chronic health challenge related to your practice. Provide a rationale for each approach and describe a technology tool you would use to engage and educate the patient and his or her family.

Answer 2

No Answer

Question 3

Reflect on connected health potentials in your practice. What are you doing currently that connects and engages your patients in managing their health? Describe in detail what you plan to do in the next 6 months to 1 year.

Answer 3

No Answer

Question 4

Patients partnering with healthcare professionals to manage their health is an example of:

A) empowerment.
B) patient engagement.
C) connected health.
D) All of these are correct.

Question 5

When persons living with a chronic disease use the Internet for blogging about their health challenges or participating in online discussion forums, they are engaging in:

A) self-diagnosis.
B) self-management.
C) peer-to-peer support.
D) All of these are correct.

Question 6

Hands-on interactive approaches to health education are more likely to appeal to:

A) active seniors.
B) digital natives.
C) digital migrants.
D) All of these are correct.

Question 7

An important consideration for a successful education intervention is the preferred learning style of the provider.

Question 8

Voice recognition software used to navigate the Internet may reduce the frustration and confusion associated with attempting to spell complex medical terms.

Question 9

Interactive screening forms housed on a patient portal have been shown to increase the number of emergency room visits.

Question 10

Information prescriptions direct patients and families to credible websites and to wikis and blogs that may help them understand their health issues.

Question 11

The eHealth Initiative is largely successful because of interoperability among healthcare systems and the adoption of national data standards.

Question 12

Many health-related websites now support a Spanish language format.

Question 13

A nurse is caring for an 80-year-old male patient who has a chronic disease and does not have access to the Internet. What other factor may contribute to health disparity for this patient?

A) Age
B) Gender
C) Religious preference
D) Citizenship

Question 14

There are solutions to health problems that are not implemented in a timely fashion because of the lack of access to important health information, a condition known as the:

A) know-do gap.
B) digital divide.
C) knowledge divide.
D) health divide.

Question 15

A nurse is preparing to provide education on a chronic disease to a patient with low health literacy. The nurse understands that this patient likely will be unable to do which of the following?

A) Recognize symptoms of a worsening disease and appropriately respond
B) Use the appropriate medications and treatments
C) Share the patient's healthcare status with other family members
D) Access the healthcare system, including the emergency department

Question 16

A healthcare provider provides limited patient education to a patient with a newly diagnosed chronic disease and refers the patient to online resources. This abbreviated provider-patient education interaction is likely affected by which of the following?

A) Limited reimbursement for patient education
B) Lack of patient engagement in patient education
C) Lack of healthcare provider interest in patient education
D) Limited understanding of the health issue by the provider

Question 17

A nurse educator is selecting a method of patient education and is considering an educational pamphlet. Which of the following is a disadvantage of a pamphlet for patient education?

A) The cost of design and production of a pamphlet
B) The digital divide
C) Inconsistency in the education provided
D) The dynamic nature of written education

Question 18

A teenaged patient is distracted and not engaged in a patient education class in a healthcare facility. What alternative education method might the nurse recommend for this patient?

A) An interactive computer game
B) A book on the disease
C) Educational handouts
D) A health brochure

Question 19

A nurse is providing education to an elderly patient. Which of the following patient attributes is important to consider for the successful provision of education to this patient?

A) Generational factors and age
B) Diagnosis and prognosis
C) The nurse's experience and knowledge
D) The patient's social support

Question 20

A patient is using an online patient education resources and is unable to use a computer mouse effectively. What technology is appropriate for this patient?

A) Voice interactivity
B) Voice recognition
C) Voice engagement
D) Voice commands

Question 21

Consumer empowerment increases the need for access to quality health education and support programs.

Question 22

Healthcare providers can use the Internet as a source of health information for patient education effectively.

Question 23

A nurse understands that patients with chronic disease are likely to access online health information. Which online resource should the nurse recommend for peer-to-peer support for a patient with diabetes?

A) An online discussion forum
B) A health organization's patient education website
C) A secure patient portal
D) An interactive online video

Question 24

An informatics nurse works in a community where most of its residents speak Spanish. Which of the following should the informatics nurse include when developing an Internet health resource for the healthcare facility in this community?

A) Embedding Spanish and English languages into the online patient education
B) Providing online links to Spanish websites
C) Offering a link to a translator
D) Providing printable educational materials in Spanish

Question 25

A patient with chronic heart disease is lacking the information needed to make health decisions, which places the patient at greater risk of which of the following?

A) Poor management of heart disease
B) Decreased use of healthcare services
C) Decreased social support
D) Poor communication with healthcare providers

Question 26

A nurse is caring for a patient with chronic disease. To promote health and reduce effects of the chronic disease, the nurse understands the importance of which of the following?

A) Sound relationships between patients and healthcare providers
B) Patient education on disease and health promotion
C) Patient engagement in health care
D) All of these are correct.

Question 27

A patient with diabetes uses a kiosk to access self-assessment tools at the healthcare provider's office. Which of the following affects the patient's ability to use the information gleaned from these tools?

A) Health literacy
B) The know-do gap
C) Insurability
D) Interoperability

Question 28

A nurse is developing an evidence-based educational tool for school-aged children on nutrition. Which of the following has been shown to be an effective method of providing education to this group of children?

A) Video games
B) Paperback books
C) Online videos
D) Nutrition pamphlets

Question 29

A nurse is teaching a patient who prefers to learn with technology. Which generational group is this patient likely from?

A) Digital natives
B) Digital immigrants
C) Digital experts
D) Digital users

Question 30

An informatics nurse is discussing future technologies and patient education with a group of nursing students. Which of the following is the correct statement by the nurse?

A) "Patient education will likely be offered in video and audio podcasts on the hospital's website."
B) "Patient education will continue to be based in patient handouts and pamphlets."
C) "Technology will have little effect on the future of patient education."
D) "Patient education will not include decision-support programs."

Question 31

Integration of standardized discharge instructions is a way to improve the compliance and documentation of patient education.

Question 32

Paper-based education that is created, printed, and distributed by individual institutions or providers is not an effective method of education.