NR 599. Nursing Informatics.
McGonigle & Mastrian. Chapter 16
Blogs - answerInteractive , online weblogs.
Typically a combination of what is happening on the web as well as what is happening
in the blogger's or creator's life.
A blog is as unique as the blogger or person creating it.
Connected health - answertools that enable remote patient monitoring, patient
education, lifestyle management, and biometric monitoring
Digital divide - answerthe gap between those who have ready access to computers and
the Internet, and those who do not.
Domain name - answerA series of alphanumeric characters that form part of the internet
address or URL (e.g., psu.edu, denotes Pennsylvania State University's address).
E-brochure - answerelectronic brochure.
Patient education material that is typically tied to an agency website and may include
such information as descriptions of diseases and their management, medication
information, or where to get assistance with a health care issue.
E-health - answerHealthcare initiatives and practice supported by electronic or digital
media.
The most typical use is in patient and family education where information is
communicated electronically.
eHealth Initiative - answerInitiative developed to address the growing need for
managing health information and to promote technology as a means of improving health
information exchange, health literacy, and healthcare delivery.
Empowerment - answerPromotion of self-actualization, achievement of power or control
over one's own life
Health literacy - answerThe acquisition of knowledge that promotes the ability to
understand and to manage one's health.
HONcode - answerOne of the two most common symbols that power users look for to
identify trusted health sites.
McGonigle & Mastrian. Chapter 16
Blogs - answerInteractive , online weblogs.
Typically a combination of what is happening on the web as well as what is happening
in the blogger's or creator's life.
A blog is as unique as the blogger or person creating it.
Connected health - answertools that enable remote patient monitoring, patient
education, lifestyle management, and biometric monitoring
Digital divide - answerthe gap between those who have ready access to computers and
the Internet, and those who do not.
Domain name - answerA series of alphanumeric characters that form part of the internet
address or URL (e.g., psu.edu, denotes Pennsylvania State University's address).
E-brochure - answerelectronic brochure.
Patient education material that is typically tied to an agency website and may include
such information as descriptions of diseases and their management, medication
information, or where to get assistance with a health care issue.
E-health - answerHealthcare initiatives and practice supported by electronic or digital
media.
The most typical use is in patient and family education where information is
communicated electronically.
eHealth Initiative - answerInitiative developed to address the growing need for
managing health information and to promote technology as a means of improving health
information exchange, health literacy, and healthcare delivery.
Empowerment - answerPromotion of self-actualization, achievement of power or control
over one's own life
Health literacy - answerThe acquisition of knowledge that promotes the ability to
understand and to manage one's health.
HONcode - answerOne of the two most common symbols that power users look for to
identify trusted health sites.
