A new nurse is being oriented to the intensive care unit and is startled when, during intradisciplinary patient rounds, a person "joins" the conversation on a computer screen in the patient's room.How does the nurse's mentor best explain the benefits of this procedure?

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Health care providers attending live videoconferencing can help assess, treat, manage, and educate and counsel patients from a distance.Although the videoconferencing does provide another set of eyes and ears, this is not the best explanation of the use of telehealth.The main focus of telehealth is not to ensure adherence to policies.Telehealth can be used where there is a provider shortage, but this is not the main purpose or best explanation.

A New Nurse Is Being Oriented to the Intensive Care