Technology in Pediatric Healthcare

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OBJECTIVES

  1. Discuss the importance of using available technology to meet the needs of children and their families.
  2. Describe the experiences of members of an online asthma caregivers support group.
  3. List three findings regarding physicians' perceptions of electronic nursing documentation.
  4. Identify opportunities for pediatric nurses to keep current on the use of technology in pediatric health care.

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  4. Test must be summbitted by June 30, 2010. If you pass the test (70% or better), a certificate for 1.6 contact hours will be awarded by Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. Please allow 6-8 weeks for processing. For recertification purposes, the date that contact hours are awarded will reflect the date of processing.

Answer Form

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*1. According to Ferguson, (1996) the largest proportion of online support messages are sent between the hours of ___?
a. 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.
b. Noon and 3:00 p.m.
c. 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
d. 7:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m.
e. 3:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.

*2. The analysis in the article “Cybersupport: Empowering Asthma Caregivers” revealed several stressors and challenges encountered by caregivers of children with asthma. These included all of the following EXCEPT:
a. making sense of the illness.
b. coping with demanding treament regimens.v
c. role strain.
d. interacting with health care professionals.
e. peak flow assessment.

*3. Which theme best reflected actions taken by the mothers to cope with the illness experience on a day-to-day basis, thus becoming intimately familiar with the details of their children’s everyday lives?
a. Monitoring
b. Fitting the pieces together
c. Second-guessing
d. Sense of responsibility
e. Bonding

*4. Which theme emphasized the overarching meaning associated with mothering a child with a chronic illness, having the opportunity to vent feelings and express frustrations in fulfilling the caregiver role?
a. Monitoring
b. Fitting the pieces togetherv
c. Second-guessingv
d. Sense of responsibilityv
e. Bonding

*5. Which theme went beyond the experience of mothering and caregiving for a child with asthma and centered around the experiences of concerns with other women who were sharing similar life experiences? This theme emphasized the altruistic aspect of the online support group.
a. Monitoring
b. Fitting the pieces together
c. Bonding
d. Sense of responsibility
e. Second-guessing

*6. Electronic medical records increase accuracy and precision of patient data for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
a. enhanced accessibility.
b. diverse formatting.
c. electronic imaging.
d. increased buy-in by staff.

*7. The purpose of the nursing addendumform is to document:
a. additional assessment data.
b. interactions with physicians.v
c. narrative data not include checklists.
d. discharge plans

*8. Physician users of the electronic medical records desired nursing documentation with additional:
a. information and greater clarity.
b. patient-teaching data.
c. discharge planning.
d. details about nurse-physician communications.

*9. The electronic medical record was largely a checklist system that reflected patient changes from normal physical states.
a. True
b. False

*10. Which of the following is NOT considered minimal legal documentation?
a. Patient’s baseline status
b. Patient’s history prior to hospitalization
c. Changes in patient statusv
d. Interventions used to respond to changes in patient status

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  a. Discuss the importance of using available technology to meet the needs of children and their families.
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  d. Identify opportunities for pediatric nurses to keep current on the use of technology in pediatric health care.
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4. The content was relevant to my practice.
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6. How much time was used to complete reading assignment and posttest:
a. Less than 1 hour
b. 1-2 hours
c. 2-3 hours
d. 3 hours or more
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