South University Role of The Nurse Using the Foundation of Knowledge Model Case Study

Mrs A is an 84 y/o woman who was recently discharged from the hospital with a diagnosis that includes an exacerbation of congestive heart failure. She also has diabetes and hypertention. Mrs A. was dicharged from the hospital on multiple medications and lives alone. Home care services were initiated with skilled nursing care visits, some home health aide support and orders to include daily telemonitoring on her vital signs. The telehealth device will remotely monitor Mrs A’s blood pressure, heart rate, oxygen saturation and weight. In addition the patient will answer customized questions about her disease on a daily basis. The information will then be transmitted daily to the home care agency. Where the telenurse can determine appropriate clinical actions based on the data trends and preset baseline alerts that indicate when set parameters have been exceeded. Discuss the role of the nurse using the foundation of knowledge model: address knowledge aquisition, knowledge processing, knowledge generation and knowledge dissemination and how technology can be useful in this scenario. 3 pages plus 1 cover page and 1 reference page (total 5)