Week 5 - Weekly Participation Activity

Match the following training enhancements with their descriptions:

• Enhances nurses' communication skills with patients

• Reduced working hours

• Increases paperwork and data entry responsibilities

• Increased patient interaction

• Improves nurses' proficiency with digital tools

• More administrative tasks

• Provides more personal time for nurses

• Robust digital literacy and education programmes

Answer explanation

The charter calls for robust digital literacy and education programmes to enhance nurses' proficiency with digital tools during the hospital training session.

How do efficient digital systems help in resource allocation in a hospital setting?

• By reducing the number of nurses needed

• By ensuring nurses like Noah and Benjamin have the necessary tools and information

• By increasing patient wait times

• By limiting access to patient data

Answer explanation

Efficient digital systems help in resource allocation in a hospital setting by ensuring nurses like Noah and Benjamin have the necessary tools and information.

Henry and Avery are discussing the main goal of the Queensland Digital Health Consumer Charter for nurses and midwives. What is it?

• To increase their salaries

• To deliver more effective, efficient, and patient-centred care

• To reduce their working hours

• To limit patient interaction

Answer explanation

The main goal of the Queensland Digital Health Consumer Charter for nurses and midwives is to deliver more effective, efficient, and patient-centred care.

Aria and Mason are discussing the potential risks of using Electronic Health Records (EHRs). What is a security risk associated with EHRs?

• They are too expensive to maintain

• They can be hacked

• They improve patient engagement

• They increase efficiency

Answer explanation

A security risk associated with EHRs is that they can be hacked, compromising patient data and privacy.

Kai, a nurse, accessed medical records without authorisation. What is a potential consequence for Kai?

• Increased efficiency

• Improved quality of care

• Termination by their employer

• Enhanced patient engagement

Answer explanation

Kai could face termination by their employer for accessing medical records without authorisation, as this is a serious breach of privacy and trust.

During a telehealth session, what should Benjamin do to ensure that consent is well-documented?

• Provide verbal consent only

• Ensure the patient has received, understood, and agreed to the telehealth service terms

• Skip the consent process

• Only document consent if the patient requests it

Answer explanation

Ensure the patient has received, understood, and agreed to the telehealth service terms to ensure well-documented consent.

Daniel and Isla are nursing students who frequently use social media to share their experiences. Discuss the importance of digital professionalism in nursing practice.

Match the benefit with its description

• Streamlining routine tasks.

• Enhanced patient engagement.

• Empower patients to manage own health.

• Improved patient care.

• Delivering care remotely.

• Efficient workflows.

• Better coordination, reduced errors.

• Support for remote and telehealth services.

During a class discussion, Samuel asked about the significance of digital information in healthcare according to the National Digital Health Strategy. What was the response?

• Beneficial and compelling.

• Traditional and outdated.

• Insignificant and non-essential.

• Unnecessary for high-quality healthcare.

During a health technology seminar, Daniel asked, 'Who plays a vital role in digital health as the largest professional cohort of registered health practitioners in Australia?'

• IT Technicians.

• Pharmacists.

• Doctors.

• Nurses and Midwives