Nursing Informatics Telenursing
“Telenursing : Today and Tomorrow”
Abstract Tele-nursing has been around for a long time, but now a days it requires more demanding and more practicing diversely in nursing. The reason is that it is saving a cost of care, helping the shortage of nurses, reducing distances and travel time, keeping patients out of hospital and expending in coverage of healthcare to distance.
The growth of aged population and the increase of chronic disease have aggravated the problem and the challenges have demanded a review of the way care services are traditionally provided. The practice of telenursing can contribute to disparity of care, a cost effective care, and delivering care at home or non-hospital setting.
The nurse engages in the practice of nursing over distance using electronical device to communicate or interact with a patient. Introduction Nursing informatics is using more technology in managing information, and telenursing is mostly used in the practice. For example nurses currently use faxes, telephone, videophone, and computers. Telenursing is the use of telecommunications and computer for the delivery of nursing care, and some common uses are telephone triage, monitoring for chronic disease, follow-up calls, educating patents and providing care. Telenursing services can be timely and costly effective for a patient, but nurses have to be aware of the less visible potential effects of providing nursing care (Sandelowski, 2002, p.64). Topic availability and information availability Many countries have introduced telephone advice services to help to standardize advice and to assist in managing demand for health care. Telephone triage has a high demand after hours primary care service in Australia and New Zealand, which gives acceptance of its value as a health care resource.
Abstract Tele-nursing has been around for a long time, but now a days it requires more demanding and more practicing diversely in nursing. The reason is that it is saving a cost of care, helping the shortage of nurses, reducing distances and travel time, keeping patients out of hospital and expending in coverage of healthcare to distance.
The growth of aged population and the increase of chronic disease have aggravated the problem and the challenges have demanded a review of the way care services are traditionally provided. The practice of telenursing can contribute to disparity of care, a cost effective care, and delivering care at home or non-hospital setting.
The nurse engages in the practice of nursing over distance using electronical device to communicate or interact with a patient. Introduction Nursing informatics is using more technology in managing information, and telenursing is mostly used in the practice. For example nurses currently use faxes, telephone, videophone, and computers. Telenursing is the use of telecommunications and computer for the delivery of nursing care, and some common uses are telephone triage, monitoring for chronic disease, follow-up calls, educating patents and providing care. Telenursing services can be timely and costly effective for a patient, but nurses have to be aware of the less visible potential effects of providing nursing care (Sandelowski, 2002, p.64). Topic availability and information availability Many countries have introduced telephone advice services to help to standardize advice and to assist in managing demand for health care. Telephone triage has a high demand after hours primary care service in Australia and New Zealand, which gives acceptance of its value as a health care resource.