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BP cuffs, glucose meters, pulse oximeters and apps. This module takes about two hours across the video lesson, this eBook and the Qwest station.
By the end you can
- Pair a home device with a phone app
- Coach correct technique for accurate readings
- Judge whether a health app is safe to use
🪙 You earn LEARN It coins as you turn the pages, and a chapter badge when you reach each section.
Health Apps and Home Devices
Remote monitoring
Some clinics give patients devices that send readings to the care team. Others ask patients to log readings in an app or portal. Ask the clinic which one they use.
Blood pressure the right way
Sit quietly 5 minutes, feet flat, back supported, arm on a table at heart level, cuff on bare skin. No caffeine, smoking or exercise for 30 minutes before. Take two readings a minute apart.
Glucose meters
Wash and dry hands, use the side of the fingertip, check that strips are not expired and match the meter, and record the time and whether it was before or after a meal.
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Pulse oximeters
Warm hands, no nail polish, sit still. These devices can read less accurately on darker skin, so trends and symptoms matter more than one number.
Choosing an app
Check who made it, what data it collects, who it shares data with, and whether a clinician or the clinic recommends it. If the privacy policy is unclear, choose another app.
Words Navigators Use
Home devices that send health readings to a care team.
Connecting a device to a phone, usually by Bluetooth.
One measurement, such as a blood pressure number.
A statement of what data an app collects and shares.
Mr. James's high readings
Mr. James's new BP cuff keeps showing high numbers. He takes readings right after his morning coffee and walk, with the cuff over his sleeve.
Your navigation steps
- Review the correct technique with him
- Help pair the cuff with the clinic app
- Take two practice readings correctly
- Show where readings appear for his care team
- Remind him to call the clinic about any reading they told him to report
In the Qwest, the steps are shuffled. Put them in the best order to help the client and earn your LIVE It coins.
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- Sitting
- Caffeine and exercise for 30 minutes
- Resting
- Water
- Over a sweater
- On bare skin at heart level
- On the wrist only
- Anywhere
- On darker skin and cold hands
- In the morning
- With glasses
- Never
- Bluetooth
- A cable to the TV
- Fax
- Install it anyway
- Choose another app or ask the clinic
- Delete the phone
- Ignore it
Answers are on page 11. In the Qwest this is the Boss Quiz — score 80% to earn the station badge.
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Every challenge uses this module. Each one earns Live It coins and moves you toward the next Navigator rank.
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The fastest way to master a skill is to teach it. Your Share It challenge:
- Show someone how to take their blood pressure the right way.
- Use teach-back: ask them to show you the step in their own words.
- Post what you learned (no client names) in your group or the Share It Studio to earn SHARE It coins.
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Log one row per client goal. These outcomes roll up to your program's PHIT Score Card. Record counts, never private health details.
| Date | Client goal | Outcome | Minutes | Next step |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Outcome codes: Device set up · Home internet enrolled · Portal activated · Telehealth visit completed · Benefits application submitted · Referral closed.
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- B. Caffeine and exercise for 30 minutes — These raise blood pressure temporarily.
- B. On bare skin at heart level — Bare skin, arm at heart level.
- A. On darker skin and cold hands — Skin tone and cold hands affect readings.
- A. Bluetooth — Most devices pair over Bluetooth.
- B. Choose another app or ask the clinic — Pick safer options.
Source: Digital Health Navigator Pro, Force for Health Academy (2026). Program details such as Lifeline amounts and benefit portals change; check current information locally.
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