E-Health Fundamentals and Roles

E-Health Fundamentals

• The World Health Organization (WHO) defines the primary purpose of e-health as using information and communication technology (ICT) to support health and health-related fields.
• Using SMS to remind patients of follow-up appointments is an example of a SPASMS system.
• Ensuring all patient data is complete before submission highlights the importance of comprehensiveness.
• When a nurse uses SPEED to report symptoms during a typhoon, the main goal is to alert authorities about disaster-related health threats.
• Switching from manual logs to an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) prevents duplication of efforts.
• The Community Health Information Tracking System (CHITS) is a Philippine project that stores patient data electronically in rural units.

Roles in E-Health

• Training Barangay Health Workers (BHWs) on e-health tools aligns with the nurse's role as an educator.
• A nurse who asks a remote doctor to assess a case via video is acting as a telepresenter.
• Complete, accurate, and timely data ensures good data quality.
• Electronic records offer the advantage of improved data retrieval over paper-based records.
• The electronic Field Health Service Information System (eFHSIS) primarily functions for the electronic reporting of health services.
• Using Wireless Access in Health (WAH) to access data from another health center is made possible by broadband internet access.
• Using an online tool to educate mothers about child illnesses is an example of e-learning.
• RxBox is best used for providing mobile diagnostics in remote areas.
• In Universal Health Care, ICT is used to promote cost-effective service delivery.
• BUDDY Works is an e-health project developed by UPM-NHTC and CICT in 2004.
• Cultural resistance to modernization is a possible reason why a nurse might find it difficult to implement e-health in a tribal community.
• Lack of reliable internet mostly affects the remote implementation of e-health systems.
• A Community Health Nurse (CHN) facilitating an online seminar about hypertension is likely using an e-learning platform.
• The primary purpose of the SHINE system is an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) with SMS reporting.
• A nurse who observes a trend in dengue cases via EMR data is fulfilling the role of Data and Records Manager.
• A CHN who educates mothers using mobile apps for child nutrition is an educator.
• A patient’s medical file being accessed instantly during an emergency illustrates data retrieval.
• The role of the nurse safeguarding online patient records is that of a Client Advocate.
• A nurse who collects health center data to compare disease incidence is acting as a researcher.
• A nurse who influences the community to adopt a health app is taking on the role of a change agent.
• A nurse assessing the need for e-health tools in a barangay is described as a change agent.
• Researchers conduct research based on data from e-health systems.
• A telepresenter presents patient information for teleconsultation.
• When elderly people struggle with a new tech system, the nurse should first educate them about the tool.

Community Health Nursing

• The main purpose of the nursing process in caring for a population is to improve the community’s health.
• A barangay governed by a captain best describes a geopolitical community.
• Community Health Nursing (CHN) focuses on geopolitical communities.
• A breastfeeding support group is an example of a phenomenological community.
• Education strongly influences health behavior.
• Rivers and forests are not part of the social system.
• Listening to community experiences involves auscultation.
• Survey interviews are an example of primary data.
• The first step in data analysis is data categorization.
• A problem-oriented assessment includes a rise in TB cases.
• A census is a secondary data source.
• Random sampling gives everyone an equal chance.
• Community leaders are interviewed as key informants.
• Summative evaluation checks end outcomes.
• The entry phase involves a courtesy call to leaders.
• Living with the barangay chairman reflects the "pakikipamuhay" style.
• "Pakikipamuhay" belongs to the integration phase.
• Participatory Action Research (PAR) promotes change through community participation.
• Act 3753 mandates birth and death registration.
• Process evaluation looks at the execution of Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Intervention, and Evaluation (ADPIE).