Telenursing...the Future is Now
Telenursing…the Future Is Now Naomi Hurst
Chamberlain College of Nursing
NR361: Information Systems in Healthcare
September 2014
Telenursing…the Future Is Now
Telemedicine, the term initially used to describe the delivery of healthcare services from a distance through the use technology, began as early as the 1920’s when Doctors would utilize radio to diagnose patients and give recommendations. In the 1960’s, with the advancements into aerospace, the term “telemedicine” was vastly replaced with the term “telehealth” as astronauts began to transmit crew members’ psychological reports back to physicians on earth. Telehealth encompasses the use of many applications such as videoconferencing, store and forward imaging (images, video, audio, and clinical data securely transmitted to alternate locations), mobile monitoring, and robotics (Stokowski, 2008). The intention of telehealth is to remove distance as a barrier to health care and bridge the gap between local and global health care while utilizing evidence base practices to improve outcomes (IOM, 2012). With the advancements in technology many subsets have emerged in the field of telehealth such as telepediatrics, telepsychiatry, teleradiology, telecardiology, and telenursing. Currently the use of telehealth and telenursing services is best recognized in the fields related to home care, management of chronic health conditions, obstetrics, diabetes care, and more recently ICU post care. Hebda & Czar (2013, p. 506) state “Telenursing is the use of telecommunications and information technology (IT) for the delivery of nursing care“. In addition, Stokowski (2008) further adds “telenursing focuses on the delivery, management, and coordination of care and services using telecommunications technology within the domain of nursing…the nursing process and scope of practice are the same in telenursing as in traditional nursing practice.” The purpose of this assignment is to discover the professional
Chamberlain College of Nursing
NR361: Information Systems in Healthcare
September 2014
Telenursing…the Future Is Now
Telemedicine, the term initially used to describe the delivery of healthcare services from a distance through the use technology, began as early as the 1920’s when Doctors would utilize radio to diagnose patients and give recommendations. In the 1960’s, with the advancements into aerospace, the term “telemedicine” was vastly replaced with the term “telehealth” as astronauts began to transmit crew members’ psychological reports back to physicians on earth. Telehealth encompasses the use of many applications such as videoconferencing, store and forward imaging (images, video, audio, and clinical data securely transmitted to alternate locations), mobile monitoring, and robotics (Stokowski, 2008). The intention of telehealth is to remove distance as a barrier to health care and bridge the gap between local and global health care while utilizing evidence base practices to improve outcomes (IOM, 2012). With the advancements in technology many subsets have emerged in the field of telehealth such as telepediatrics, telepsychiatry, teleradiology, telecardiology, and telenursing. Currently the use of telehealth and telenursing services is best recognized in the fields related to home care, management of chronic health conditions, obstetrics, diabetes care, and more recently ICU post care. Hebda & Czar (2013, p. 506) state “Telenursing is the use of telecommunications and information technology (IT) for the delivery of nursing care“. In addition, Stokowski (2008) further adds “telenursing focuses on the delivery, management, and coordination of care and services using telecommunications technology within the domain of nursing…the nursing process and scope of practice are the same in telenursing as in traditional nursing practice.” The purpose of this assignment is to discover the professional
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