When caring for a client who is at risk for falls, the nurse recognize

QUESTION

When caring for a client who is at risk for falls, the nurse recognizes that a system that communicates whether the client falls and does not get up via sensors embedded in the hospital room is referred to as

a. telecare.
b. health information technology.
c. radio frequency identity chips.
d. a personal digital assistant.

ANSWER:

ANS: A
Telecare refers to telemetry that communicates client vital signs, monitors whether nurses wash hands, or signals if a client falls and does not get up via sensors embedded in the hospital room or client’s house. Families in America and England are using such sensors placed throughout the client’s home to monitor for potential problems such as stove burners left on, doors left open, a too cold house, or a client crisis, such as an epileptic seizure. In the literature, these are referred to as Smart Rooms, a form of automated medical technology.