A home health nurse has been assigned to cover a 500-km² area of remote Alberta.Mrs.Banister has just been discharged home and will need daily contacts for the next week.Because it is not possible to visit Mrs.Banister in person every day and see all the other patients,the nurse gives her a laptop computer with Internet meeting software installed.Each morning,both dial in at an agreed-upon time and discuss her progress.The home health nurse assesses whether the patient needs to be seen that day.This type of technology is called
A) distance learning.
B) knowledge software.
C) telecommunications.
D) biomedical technology.

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Telecommunications facilitate clinical oversight and provision of health care at a distance via telephone,remote monitoring,and the Internet.

A Home Health Nurse Has Been Assigned to Cover a 500-Km²