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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A HOME TELENURSE
Within the range of available telehealth tools, telenurses must choose tools that
are appropriate to the patients’ needs and capabilities. A very important consider-
ation is whether the patient can perform what is expected. Take, for instance, an
automated weight scale to be used daily to track an elderly CHF patient’s weight
status. Simple procedures for patients using these devices are typically unplugging
the telephone from the household telephone jack, plugging in the scale to the tele-
phone jack, stepping on the scale, pushing a send button, and replugging the tele- ...