NR599 Final Exam Study Guide Questions
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Ethical Decision Making - ANSWER--Process that requires striking a balance between
science and morality.
-Making informed choices about ethical dilemmas based on a set of standards
differentiating right from wrong.
American Nurses Association- Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements. -
ANSWER-provides specific guidance for ethical decision making and provides a
valuable framework that can be used when working with HIT
Bioethical Standards - ANSWER-Autonomy, freedom, veracity, privacy, beneficence,
and fidelity are maximally appropriate to the health care setting.
Autonomy - ANSWER-The right to choose for himself or herself; respecting the clients
opinions, perspectives, values and beliefs.
Freedom - ANSWER-The ability of an individual to act independently, without coercion
or constraint in ones choice and action
veracity - ANSWER-Being completely truthful with patients; a patients right to truth.
privacy - ANSWER-The right to be left alone when you want to be, to have control over
your own personal possessions, and not to be observed without your consent
Beneficence - ANSWER-Actions performed that contribute to the welfare of others;
Action of doing good or right by and for the patient.
Fidelity - ANSWER-Right to what has been promised; keeping to one's promise.
, Telehealth - ANSWER-Use of electronic information and telecommunications
technologies to support long-distance clinical health care, patient and professional
health-related education, public health and health administration. Technologies include
videoconferencing, the internet, store-and-forward imaging, streaming media, and
terrestrial and wireless communications.
Telemedicine - ANSWER-Remote clinical health services
mHealth (Mobile Health) - ANSWER--The practice of medicine and public health
supported by mobile devices such as mobile phones, tablets, personal digital assistants
and the wireless infrastructure.
-The use of wireless communication to support efficiency in public health and clinical
practice.
Mobile Medical Applications (Apps) - ANSWER--Accessories to a regulated medical
device or are a software that transforms a mobile platform into a regulated medical
device.
-Facilitates mHealth
Medical Devices - ANSWER-Any equipment, instrument, implant, material, or apparatus
used for the diagnosis, treatment, or monitoring of patients.
Rationale APP is NOT Considered Medical Devices - ANSWER-Apps that are not
intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other conditions, or in the cure,
mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease.
FDA Oversight for Medical Devices - ANSWER--Regulatory body that oversees mobile
apps that are medical devices and whose functionality could pose a risk to a patient's
safety if the mobile app were to not function as intended.
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Ethical Decision Making - ANSWER--Process that requires striking a balance between
science and morality.
-Making informed choices about ethical dilemmas based on a set of standards
differentiating right from wrong.
American Nurses Association- Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements. -
ANSWER-provides specific guidance for ethical decision making and provides a
valuable framework that can be used when working with HIT
Bioethical Standards - ANSWER-Autonomy, freedom, veracity, privacy, beneficence,
and fidelity are maximally appropriate to the health care setting.
Autonomy - ANSWER-The right to choose for himself or herself; respecting the clients
opinions, perspectives, values and beliefs.
Freedom - ANSWER-The ability of an individual to act independently, without coercion
or constraint in ones choice and action
veracity - ANSWER-Being completely truthful with patients; a patients right to truth.
privacy - ANSWER-The right to be left alone when you want to be, to have control over
your own personal possessions, and not to be observed without your consent
Beneficence - ANSWER-Actions performed that contribute to the welfare of others;
Action of doing good or right by and for the patient.
Fidelity - ANSWER-Right to what has been promised; keeping to one's promise.
, Telehealth - ANSWER-Use of electronic information and telecommunications
technologies to support long-distance clinical health care, patient and professional
health-related education, public health and health administration. Technologies include
videoconferencing, the internet, store-and-forward imaging, streaming media, and
terrestrial and wireless communications.
Telemedicine - ANSWER-Remote clinical health services
mHealth (Mobile Health) - ANSWER--The practice of medicine and public health
supported by mobile devices such as mobile phones, tablets, personal digital assistants
and the wireless infrastructure.
-The use of wireless communication to support efficiency in public health and clinical
practice.
Mobile Medical Applications (Apps) - ANSWER--Accessories to a regulated medical
device or are a software that transforms a mobile platform into a regulated medical
device.
-Facilitates mHealth
Medical Devices - ANSWER-Any equipment, instrument, implant, material, or apparatus
used for the diagnosis, treatment, or monitoring of patients.
Rationale APP is NOT Considered Medical Devices - ANSWER-Apps that are not
intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other conditions, or in the cure,
mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease.
FDA Oversight for Medical Devices - ANSWER--Regulatory body that oversees mobile
apps that are medical devices and whose functionality could pose a risk to a patient's
safety if the mobile app were to not function as intended.
