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I refused to let myself feel guilty about moving 3 hours away from my disabled father (locked those feelings up TIGHT) but since we moved he somehow got a telenurse who is setting him up with a billion resources and now he has a physical therapist who comes by and in a matter of weeks he’s gone from using a wheelchair around the house to going up & down the stairs multiple times and is using his cane?! I’m not sure how he got connected with this nurse but I can’t help but feel it helps a lot that we don’t live nearby anymore.

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The modernity of the present times has allowed high-technology procedures to be incorporated into health care. The development of health informatics over the years has proven to help in reducing costs and increasing patient safety. Nursing informatics has been specifically developed to enhance the practice and help nurses improve care. Additionally, telehealth has paved the way for more convenient and efficient healthcare provision, including nursing care, especially in the presence of several problems in the health care delivery system and accessibility. The crossing of nursing informatics and telehealth has created telenursing, an avenue to aid existing health delivery problems and enhance practice. Nursing Informatics Graves and Corcoran defined nursing informatics (NI) as “a combination of nursing science, information science, and computer science to manage and process nursing data, information, and knowledge to facilitate the delivery of health care,” (as cited in McGonigle & Mastrian, 2009, p. 88). Nurses play important roles as communicators in health care facilities. Through nursing informatics, there is increased communication and documentation enhancement. It is a convenient system which comprises set standards to assure quality nursing care. Through these information systems, collaborative efforts within the health team are easier in order to provide optimum client management. Nursing informatics has been included in new nursing education curriculum to acquaint students, and there are also institutions which have specializes courses for such. Through these preparations, they would become competent in information technology (IT) that is a growing trend in hospitals and other settings today. Telehealth Telehealth is defined by Picot as “the use of communications and information technology to deliver health and healthcare services and information over large and small distances” (as cited in Hannah, Ball, & Edwards, 2006, p. 119). It evolved as a result of the convergence of telecommunications and information and technology, continuously advancing in the influence of several factors. Telehealth care has been used to fill the gaps in in-person health care delivery. It has provided changes in care provision in different areas to help solve the problems of the present health care system. Telehealth technologies also have both clinical and nonclinical uses. Few clinical uses for telehealth technologies include transmitting images for assessment and diagnosis, transmitting clinical data for assessment, diagnosis, or disease management, providing disease prevention and promotion of good health, using telephonic health advice in emergent cases, and using real time video (McGonigle & Mastrian, 2009, p. 290). These can be applied in numerous cases Read the full article

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Telenursing and Home Healthcare: The Advantages and Disadvantages of Telenursing In the 1960s, Virginia Anderson, one of the most influential nurses in history, defined the unique functions of a nurse as that of assisting those who are sick as well as those who are well and performing different acts that contribute to health and its recovery. 55 years letter, Virginia would be impressed, considering the dramatic changes that the health care system has undergone, and how nurses have changed with the times in an effort to provide expert and cutting edge services to patients. Today, the nursing practice has fully embraced the contribution of technology in improving the delivery and quality of health care. Among the innovative ways nurse care has been improved, telenursing remains the most popular, particularly because it removed the geographical barriers that once existed between patients and healthcare providers. By definition, telenursing is the application of information technology and telecommunications in the provision of nursing services to patients at a distance (Kumar and Snooks, 2011). It is a component of telemedicine - the use of medical information aimed at improving a patient's health status. Telemedicine was, in fact, first used in the 1960s at the time the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) successfully put astronauts in space. The astronauts still required medical care, which was telemetered from the spacesuits and the spacecraft during flights. Today, telemedicine has been accepted as an indispensable part of the healthcare sector. The American Telemedicine Association conducted an international Telenursing Survey and reported a total of 719 telehealth nurses in 49 states in the U.S. The top five consults include cardiology, mental health, dermatology, trauma care, and surgery. In light of the various concerns that have come up on the quality of home health care vis a vis that in professional institutions, this text evaluates telenursing in detail and takes a look at its advantages and disadvantages. It also evaluates the ethical implications of the practice and determines whether a career in this field would be advisable. Telenursing and its application Telenursing enables the nurses to carry out their duties through interactions with the client at a remote site. Through the use of electronic transmissions, they are able to administer therapeutic regimens and interventions to patients, receive information about their health status, and monitor the client's responses. For instance, in case a patient is diagnosed with chronic illness, telemonitoring equipment is installed into their homes and the nurses are able to monitor the patient's progress with the aim of detecting the problems the patient may have before being taken back to the hospital. Other applications of telenursing related to homecare include: caring for patients immediately after they have had surgery, caring for wounds, and taking care of handicapped persons (Kumar and Snooks, 2011). Kumar and Snooks also state that telenursing call centers are the most frequently used modes of telenursing. These are staffed by registered nurses and operated by managed care organizations. In an effort to reduce the use of emergency rooms, the patients are able to prioritize the treatment of patients based on how severe their patients are, offer information to patients, and counsel them accordingly. Other applications of telenursing include (Kumar and Snooks, 2011): Uniting the efforts of nurses and monitoring them around the globe. Availing training program to nurses remotely. Training and assisting nurses in developing countries, as they may not have access to the required technology. Ensuring soldiers in the battlefield have access to nursing care. The advantages and disadvantages of telenursing Advantages Telenursing enables nurses to provide remote care to patients who might not have access to health facilities. They reduce the patient's burden of transport costs, reduce distances, and save travel time for both patients and nurses (Kumar and Snooks, 2011). Professional nurses are also able to consult other nurses who may be experts in different fields. Technology allows the sharing of this knowledge in a faster and more efficient way, ultimately improving the quality of nursing care the patients get. Telenursing acts as a solution to the increasing shortages of nurses. It enables them to assess the patients' situation and develop good plans of care for patients regardless of the distance, and at the same time provide follow-ups to plans of care that had been established before. It also makes it easier for professional nurses to collect data from remote sites, gain access to vast research populations, and attend peer conferences from anywhere in the world. According to Sharpe (2001), the patients also benefit from telenursing in the following ways: they get personalized attention from the nurses, they save on transport costs, and they have better access to skilled professional nurses who are made easily available by the communication technology. Williams and his colleagues (2012) affirm this as they give an example of Baptist Health South Florida, a hospital in Miami, whose tele-ICU nurses have an average of 15 years experience, are experts at taking care of critically ill patients, and have good collaboration and communication skills. Patients can also learn how to manage their conditions remotely from expert nurses. Technology makes interoperability possible as the nurse's efforts can be effectively coordinated from various locations and the managed care organizations and healthcare systems made to work together to ensure that patients are attended to in time and get the right quality of care. Disadvantages Telenursing does not lack its fair share of disadvantages. It has been accused of trying to replace personal services the nurses offer to the patients. By removing face-to-face communication, nurses are not able to interact with the patient at a personal level. The assessment done may also be limited as there lacks hands on access. According to William and his colleagues (2012), nurses have to deal with a variety of technological challenges. These include inevitable equipment malfunctions, software upgrades, and network interruptions. When these occur, the quality of health care is compromised and the health of patients may be put at risk. For example, when a patient is discharged from an acute care setting and these malfunctions occur, telenursing services will not help the patient get better - it will, in fact, expose them to more risk. Registered nurses are trained to use all their senses to assess a patient's environment and identify potential hazards. With the use of telephone services, this becomes impossible and some important details are overlooked. Ethical issues in telenursing Telenursing is fraught with regulatory, ethical, and legal issues (Kumar and Snooks, 2011). Professional nurses face numerous ethical dilemmas that arise from the use of technology. For instance, telenursing does not guarantee the confidentiality of patients as the electronic transmission of their personal information may lead to their privacy rights being infringed. There is also no legal liability when telenursing crosses set boundaries. Sometimes, telenurses have to talk to a relative when the patient is not in a position to communicate. There arises a conflict between the autonomy of the patient and that of the relative. Health care organizations may also sometimes compromise the quality of telecare in an effort to cut the costs associated with technology. In such instances where the principle of human dignity collides with cost efficiency, telenurses may suffer moral distress as they determine the best course of action. Conclusion The escalation in the use of technology to enhance health care points to the increased benefits it offers both to patients and the medical personnel. It makes it possible to contact patients from wherever they are, offer them personalized care, and provide follow up services while they are at home. It also reduces nurses' shortages, saves travel time, removes distance barriers and helps the patients get the proper care while out of hospital. Some of the disadvantages include limited assessments, lack of human services, technological challenges, and disregard of important environmental factors. Due to the fact that our nation is at risk of experiencing a nursing shortage in the next five to ten years, I would gladly apply for a job as a telenurses, just like Tomika. The nation requires nurses to deliver their services to more people without increasing costs, and telehealth provides the best solution because it is the best way to offer individualized services to patients and provide them with the care and resources they require. Moreover, the benefits of telenursing outweigh the disadvantages. I would not be deterred by the ethical implications, as the solutions to the ethical problems lie in the integrity and professionalism of the nurses. References Kumar, S & Snooks, H. (2011). Telenursing. London: Springer-Verlag Sharpe, C.C. (2001). Telenursing: Nursing Practice in Cyberspace. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. Williams, L.M., Hubbard, K.E., Daye, O. & Barden, C. (2012). Telenursing in the Intensive Care Unit: Transforming Nursing Practice. Critic Care Nurse. Vol. (32)6 62-69. Retrieved 18 March from http://ccn.aacnjournals.org/content/32/6/62.long Read the full article

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Technology and Nursing Science: Bridging the Gap

Introduction

The healthcare industry is undergoing a transformative revolution, with technology at the forefront. Among the many fields benefiting from technological advancements, nursing science stands out as a prime example of how innovation can enhance patient care, streamline processes, and empower healthcare professionals. This blog explores the intersection of technology and nursing science, highlighting its significance, benefits, and the potential it holds for the future.

The Role of Technology in Nursing Science

Technology in nursing science encompasses a wide range of tools, from electronic health records (EHRs) to telehealth platforms, wearable devices, and advanced simulation technologies. These innovations not only support nurses in their daily tasks but also play a critical role in education, research, and clinical practice. By integrating these tools into their workflows, nurses can provide more efficient and effective care, ensuring better outcomes for patients.

Benefits of Technology in Nursing

Enhanced Patient Care:

Real-time monitoring devices and EHRs provide nurses with immediate access to patient data, enabling timely interventions.

Telehealth technologies bridge the gap between patients and healthcare providers, especially in remote areas.

Improved Efficiency:

Automation of routine tasks, such as medication administration and documentation, reduces errors and saves time.

Streamlined communication through digital platforms enhances collaboration among healthcare teams.

Better Education and Training:

Virtual reality (VR) and simulation tools allow nursing students to practice complex procedures in a controlled environment.

Online learning platforms provide nurses with access to continuing education and professional development opportunities.

Data-Driven Decision Making:

Big data analytics enable nurses and healthcare institutions to identify trends, predict patient outcomes, and improve care strategies.

Artificial intelligence (AI) assists in diagnosing conditions and personalizing treatment plans.

Patient Empowerment:

Wearable health devices and mobile apps encourage patients to take an active role in managing their health.

While the benefits are undeniable, the integration of technology in nursing science is not without challenges. Issues such as data privacy, cybersecurity, and the digital divide must be addressed to ensure equitable access and safe usage. Additionally, there is a need for ongoing training and support to help nurses adapt to new technologies and maximize their potential.

Conclusion

The synergy between technology and nursing science is transforming the healthcare landscape. By embracing innovation, nurses can enhance patient care, optimize workflows, and contribute to groundbreaking research. However, it is essential to address the accompanying challenges and ensure that technology serves as a tool to complement, rather than replace, the invaluable human touch in nursing. As we move forward, the integration of technology in nursing science will undoubtedly pave the way for a brighter, healthier future.

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Increasing prevalence of diseases and conditions, with particular emphasis on chronic disease care, has given importance to Telehealth as a possible solution to this problem. The role played by Telehealth in the diagnosis and healthcare management of patients pertains to the exchange of information between the patient and healthcare professionals involved in the healthcare management of the patient. Simple examples include monitoring of blood pressure and blood glucose levels of patients in their homes. Telehealth, through its provision of self-monitoring tools can exert influence on patient awareness and understanding of their health conditions, which in turn encourages enhanced self-management of health problems experienced by the patient. Professional support comes into the picture, when the Telehealth monitoring tools indicate a problem. This scenario of Telehealth raises the possibility of Telehealth offering enhanced quality and patient-centered care for patients, with the added benefits of efficient employment of healthcare resources, and reduction of the costs involved in providing the required care for patients (Steventon et al, 1). Drivers for Telehealth Pervasion of information technology and communication tools into the healthcare services, with an impact on the way nursing care services are provided to patients is advancing rapidly. The drivers for this change in health care services stems from several factors. These drivers are the changing demographics of rise in proportion of the elderly among the general population; shortages of nurses and healthcare workers; increasing prevalence of chronic diseases and conditions; better educated customers of healthcare services; and the need for control on the escalating healthcare services related costs (Kinsella & Albright, 320). Influence on Nursing Practice In a world where tools of different technologies rule the roost, nursing practice is bound to be influenced by innovative technologies like Telehealth, as they make themselves present in the healthcare environment. Telehealth is bound to transform the manner in which nursing care is provided. Transformation in nursing practice can take many forms. Telehealth can be used as a tool to reduce repetitive and mundane nursing care tasks, ease regulatory work, and give greater access to resources, which contributes to greater efficiency in nursing care and enhances patient safety. The use of Telehealth for process transformation in eliminating unnecessary tasks reduces waste of time, with the time saved, reducing the stress on nurses and increasing the efficiency of nursing care. Smart wireless monitoring devices which are integrated to nurse call systems or electronic records provide the twin benefits of time saving for nurses and timely alerts for prompt attention. Smart wireless communication devices make it possible for required clinical knowledge and other information on hand at the point at which service is provided. Enhanced communication systems through Telehealth allow messages and requests to be prioritized for immediate responses to patient needs and also the requirements of other care providers. Thus, put in a nutshell, Telehealth holds out the promise of increased efficiency and quality of nursing care, enhanced patient safety, and reduced stress on the nursing work force (Cipriano, 289). Online Health Information Source Medscape.com is an online health information resource that I recommend. The reason for recommending this online health information source is because it offers authentic health information through academically recognized journal articles. In addition, it also provides reliable and current news on the developments in the field of health. Works CitedCipriano F. Pamela. “The Future of Nursing and Health IT: The Quality Elixir.” Nursing Economics 29.5 (2012): 286-289. Kinsella Audrey & Albright Kathleen. “Telenursing and Remote Access Health”. Nursing Informatics and the Foundation of Knowledge, Second Edition. Eds. Dee McGonigle & Kathleen Garver Mastrian. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2012. 317-349. Steventon Adam, Bardsley Martin, Billings John, Dixon Jennifer, Doll Helen, Hirani Sashi, Cartwright Martin, Rixon Lorna, Knapp Martin, Henderson Catherine, Rogers Anne, Fitzpatrick Ray, Hendy Jane & Newman Stanton. Read the full article

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Tele-Nursing Annotated Bibliography Abbot, P. And Coenen, a. (2008). Globalization and advances in information and communication technologies: The impact on nursing and health, Nursing Outlook, 56(5), 238-246. Both authors are RNs and hold Ph.D.'s and give their input on how advances in technology have made the nursing field more global and has increased and improved communications. They describe telenursing as a way for nurses to use technology to deliver nursing care. They discuss telenursing and how it has become extremely useful in different countries other than the United States. Although telenursing is beneficial in the United States, the authors say that it has made great strides in developing countries that are severely underserved. The telenursing services are used primarily for chronic conditions and nothing that is serious. Abbot and Coenen state that in the United States and other developed countries, the telenursing work environment may look high tech with or resemble a call center. They say this is not the case in developing countries and that in some African countries, nurses make uses of their cell phones through calling and texting to deliver the service. Benhuri, G. (2010). Teaching community telenursing with simulation. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 6(4), e161-e163. This article discusses how to train nurses via simulation on telenursing techniques. Because telenursing is constantly growing, Benhuri says that it is important for new nurses as well as seasoned nurses to learn this skill. She says that many nurses take a while to catch on to the telenursing concepts because they expect to work in a hospital like setting or already work in this type of setting and have done so for years. The name 'telenursing' implies that all care between the nurse and the patient is done via the telephone, but this is not always the case. Telenursing can involve video conferencing, video discussing, digital cameras and other forms of technology. These methods allow the nurse to maintain the relationship with the patient as well as reduce some costs for the patient. Due to the fact that most of the care is done using technology, there is often no need for the patient to physically come in to see the nurse or physician. Telenursing is encouraged in areas where there is an extreme shortage of nurses. This is one of the many reasons Benhuri states that training in this area is crucial. In order to train nurses in this area, Benhuri suggest using a room that looks similar to an apartment room so that the nurses will get a feel for the type of environment they may be working in when they actually have to do a follow up visit in the patient's home. Hardin, S. And Langford, D. (2001). Telehealth's impact on nursing and the development of the interstate compact. Journal of Professional Nursing, 17(5), 243-247. The authors discuss regulatory issues in nursing as it pertains to nurses providing care from state to state. This is an important issue in telenursing since each state may require different licensing requirements which could mean that a nurse from another state with different licensing could be seen as not qualified. To overcome these issues, Hardin and Langford say it is best for the nurse to try to coordinate the patient's healthcare with a provider residing within the state. With telenursing, the authors state that there seem to be greater concern over patient confidentiality. but, they state that licensing regulations should no longer be of concern in the coming years because patients who are members of a health care plan can get referral information or advice from a provider in a different state as long as it is a part of their healthcare network. Also, given that the internet has gained much popularity over the years because of the vast amount of information that can be found on it, the issue of licensing across states will eventually become a non-issue since advice is given on the internet from individuals from all over the country. Rahimpour, M., Lovell, N., Celler, B. And McCormick, J. (2008). Patients' perception of a home telecare system. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 77(7), 486-498. The authors did a study of patients diagnosed with congestive heart failure (CHF) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in order to gauge their perception of health care services via telenursing. None of the participants in the study had any experience with telenursing or telehealth. The participants were shown a video of the various aspects of telehealth as well as how it actually works. They were also given a demonstration of the process and then asked a series of questions regarding the process. Overall, the majority of the patients were in favor of using the telehealth system. Some of the major concerns were costs and how to actually use the system. Once they were informed that the cost would be lowered because the need for hospital admissions and office visits would be reduced and that they would be provided training on how to use the system, their anxiety subsided. Schlachta-Fairchild, L. (2001). Telehealth: A new venue for healthcare delivery. Seminars in Oncology Nursing, 17(1), 34-40. Schlachta-Fairchild says that telenursing has been around for more than twenty-five years. She says that it has grown tremendously since then and has been perfected throughout the years. The nurses work in home healthcare centers, hospices, managed care companies, the military and other medical facilities. She says that patients in urban and rural areas make use of the telenursing technology. The costs of telenursing is reduced because the nurse does not have any drive time to visit the patient's home and Schlachta-Fairchild says that many nurses say they have become more productive and efficient by using telenursing. She makes not of the fact that telenursing is not just the addition of a new device, but that it is a fundamental change in health care delivery. Although telenursing is a fundamental change in the way healthcare is delivered, Schlachta-Fairchild says the there are still pressing issues such as standards of practice, licensure, malpractice and reimbursement. While Medicare reimburses for many of the services the patients receive via telenursing, many other insurances still question the validity of these services. Schlachta-Fairchild, L., Varghese, S., Deickman, a. And Castelli, D. (2010). Telehealth and Telnursing are live: APN policy and practice implications. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 6(2), 98-106. The authors make a point to note that this journal article is not about promoting telenursing since the field is constantly growing. What they are interested in are the policies that govern the nursing profession in general and making sure that the Advance Practice Nurse (APN) understands these policies to help them with the future of telenursing. They state that over twenty-seven percent of Advance Practice Nurses uses telenursing on a regular basis. Although the majority of APNs work in a hospital setting, many work in other settings and make up a large percentage of APNs outside of the hospital setting using telenursing. They state that telenursing has the potential to have a major impact on the nursing shortage. Patients whose conditions are not critical can make the most use of this service and forego or cut back drastically on office visits. Some APNs worry that the human touch of nursing is lost through the telenursing process and try to come up with ways to add back the personal touch. Overall, the majority of APNs are in favor of this method of health care delivery. McGinley, a. And Lucas, B. (2006). Telenursing: A pilot of telephone review after intra-articular knee injection. Journal of Orthopaedic Nursing, 10(3), 144-150. McGinley and Lucas did a study of thirty patients who had undergone intra-articular knee injection for patient's knee osteoarthritis and received their follow up care via telenursing. This study was actually a pilot program to determine how effective telenursing would be at the facility in place of actual clinic visits. The patients selected had to meet certain criteria. They had to have access to a telephone a home or at work, they had to have the ability to keep an Oxford knee score sheet and relay the information coherently over the phone, and they had to speak English fluently. The patients were informed that the first telephone contact would be within a week of the injection. Of the thirty patients, twenty-two were contacted on the first attempt, five were contact on the second attempt and the remaining three patients were contacted on the third attempt. All of the thirty patients were contacted within the first week after the knee injection. Even though the program ran into a few glitches, such as the equipment not working properly, overall it was a success. All administrators involved agreed that permanent services should have been put in place before the pilot to avoid the glitches, but ninety percent of the patients preferred telenursing to actual clinic follow up visits because the wait for clinic visits was drastically reduced. The patients still had to go to the clinic for some visits, but not every week. They preferred this because it freed up time for them by not having to take off of work or rearrange their schedules for the clinic visits. Bibliography Abbot, P. And Coenen, a. (2008). Globalization and advances in information and communication technologies: The impact on nursing and health, Nursing Outlook, 56(5), 238-246. Benhuri, G. (2010). Teaching community telenursing with simulation. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 6(4), e161-e163. Hardin, S. And Langford, D. (2001). Telehealth's impact on nursing and the development of the interstate compact. Journal of Professional Nursing, 17(5), 243-247. McGinley, a. And Lucas, B. (2006). Telenursing: A pilot of telephone review after intra-articular knee injection. Journal of Orthopaedic Nursing, 10(3), 144-150. Rahimpour, M., Lovell, N., Celler, B. And McCormick, J. (2008). Patients' perception of a home telecare system. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 77(7), 486-498. Schlachta-Fairchild, L. (2001). Telehealth: A new venue for healthcare delivery. Seminars in Oncology Nursing, 17(1), 34-40. Schlachta-Fairchild, L., Varghese, S., Deickman, a. And Castelli, D. (2010). Telehealth and Telnursing are live: APN policy and practice implications. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 6(2), 98-106. https://www.paperdue.com/customer/paper/tele-nursing-annotated-bibliography-abbot-7604#:~:text=Logout-,TeleNursingAnnotatedBibliographyAbbotP,-Length5pages Read the full article

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Darüber hinaus müssen bevölkerungsgruppenorientierte digitale Tools entwickelt werden, die die häusliche Pflege der pflegenden Angehörigen unterstützen können. Die Kombination von zugehenden Ansätzen und digitalen Tools könnten das Potenzial entfalten, pflegende Angehörige zu unterstützen (zum Beispiel Telenursing).

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How Telenursing Solutions Improve Patient Care

Know the Benefits of Telehealth Nursing During the Coronavirus Pandemic

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Meet Mother Diana: The least celebrated public health educator who has been serving Ghanaians as Telenurse for 9 years

Meet Mother Diana: The least celebrated public health educator who has been serving Ghanaians as Telenurse for 9 years

Biography of Mother Diana; the telenurse at Crystal TV Mother Diana is one of the unsung heroes of our time who has dedicated her time wholly to the service of mankind and the delivering of public health education to all and sundry on the regular. This woman has been on our screens for close to 10 years and her work as a telenurse can never be understated. The quantum of knowledge she has shared…

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¶ … profession of telemedicine finds itself being pursued with vigor given the widely believed perception that one of the main advantages it offers is that of cost savings in the field of healthcare. These economical considerations may appear in both forms- tangible as well as intangible. Telemedicine, however, is also an outcome of the lesser number of healthcare professionals in proportion to the rise in number of patients. The other factor that has contributed in actualization of telemedicine is the rise of ICT sector and ease of communication over the distance (McLean et al., 2013). One aspect of Telemedicine that appears immediately is whether it is safe, given the general feeling of trust one encounters when meeting one's physician and his reassuring tone. In this regard, one well-researched article in Sweden notes that after decades of resorting to Telemedicine, one realizes that the parameter of safety revolves around the ambient social environment, the management ethos of the telenursing organization, the patient himself and the nurse/doctor attending to the call. As such much needs to be done in this sector (Marta Roing, 2013). All these developments have converged to make telemedicine practice an acceptable solution to the general Evidence Based therapies and diagnoses. We aim to evaluate the article in the light of these parameters. This paper focuses on analyzing the article 'The Impact of Telehealthcare on the Quality and Safety of Care: A Systematic Overview' (McLean et al., 2013). We have chosen this article for analysis as it professes to scrutinize the facts of claims laid by those adapting it in the light of economic considerations, the benefits and the risks involved in telemedicine. Analysis The Study In its introduction itself, the authors have declared that it is high time we analyzed critically the costs, benefits and risks involved in practicing Telemedicine. Towards this effort they have reviewed articles in various acclaimed journals and periodicals like the PakMed, IndMed, MEDLINE, The Cochrane Library, LILACS and EMBASE. The authors have done a comprehensive job in analyzing as many as 1,782 articles published in the period January1997 through November 2011. The article follows the directions of the CASP (Critical Appraisal Skills Programme) in its pursuit and can hence be depended upon for academic authenticity. The article incorporates review of articles of both methods of use of ICT in medicine: synchronous and asynchronous. The synchronous one is in which the telemedicine Healthcare professional interacts with the patient in a one-on-one mode to offer solutions for relief. The asynchronous interactions are the ones that use ICT to store medical data and forward them on request or need to help medical assistance. Inferences and Limitations One of the conclusions drawn in the study is that most studies agree that there is no qualitative difference in the services and consequential outcomes between real time bed-side healthcare services and those given by long-distance telemedicine professionals. That seems to imply that Telemedicine can replace to a large degree the conventional real time nursing and medical services. However, in the conclusion the article itself refutes the claim partially in cautioning the policy makers that investment in Telemedicine does not necessarily transform into monetary or clinical advantages. Such a posit needs to be revisited because the article has considered certain articles with as few as twenty (20) respondents (McLean et al., 2013). Another important parameter is that of reduced hospitalization instantiations or revisits to the hospital for follow-up advices. This factor is amongst the main aims of Telemedicine gaining importance as an alternative to patients who find it difficult to travel to hospitals repeatedly. The article observes that many of the studies it reviewed supported this claim. This claim is open to questions of economic costs involved and constraints like mobility, time, occupational hazards, availability of assigned doctors and quality of services. An important point of safety of patients arises from the same concerns. In fact, these two points - that of accessibility and the reliability of telemedicine do converge to invite attention from researchers. The outcomes in clinical domain have not been established even though in some cases that the article reviewed, the systolic and diastolic measures of Blood Pressure improved and stabilized significantly. The patients were however monitored for short durations (less than 12 months). In the field of coronary diseases where most emergency attention is required, combination of tele-monitoring and store-and-forward methodologies has been realized to be quite effective, though not conclusively in favor of Telemedicine, though some changes in the way the services are practiced may need alterations and improvements. CVT (Clinical Video Teleconferencing) is one the most regularly adopted methods for providing treatment to patients and has been found to be more cost-effective as well as clinically qualitative when compared to in-person services (Morland et al., 2013). One of the fields in which Telemedicine can be most effective is psychotherapy- rehabilitation of mentally afflicted patients (PTSD in Veterans of war) (Morland et al., 2013), drug and alcohol addiction cases, and to some extent in social phobia cases. Controlled studies were carried out in some articles studied in this research overview. Hence, the general inference of positive effect of telemedicine in such cases might not be misplaced. On the cost-effectiveness of Telemedicine, the article considered only one review for its study, and this makes the overall article impact weak. Economics is one f the main considerations of telemedicine. The Treatment of PTSD is one of costliest in medical sciences and requires close attention as the sufferer has a low quality of life too along with bouts of depression, as about 50% of those Veterans thus affected do not access expert care (Morland et al., 2013). Discussion This research work is a good initial effort academically as it studies many types of target groups and diverse interventions. Thus, it gives a wholesome picture of effects of Telemedicine, even though the quantity and quality of articles is found wanting in some cases. The review has followed the authentic guidelines of analysis and incorporated the established principles of rigors of academic study. One glaring omission is that of economic impact of Telemedicine. The lack of effectual economic impact of Telemedicine is also noted in another article 'Can Economic Evaluation in Telemedicine be Trusted? A Systematic Review of Literature'. This also results in difficulties for reimbursement and recording by employers and insurance entities (Bergmo, 2009). Ironically, studies that found financial advantages to patients made no mention of commensurate clinical benefits (Bergmo, 2009). Secondly, the process followed in this article can be followed up by studying articles that study effects and patients over longer periods. Many other patient fields like VA (especially for PTSD), ICU the aged and disabled and the like need to included in further research studies to make further studies all-encompassing and relevant for practical use. In a study it has been affirmed that CVT based interventions are an useful clinical method to provide effective service to Veterans that suffer from PTSD as comparable to in-person therapy and can be an cost-effective, too (Morland et al., 2013). Conclusion This article could have included articles where the reasons for failures in telemedicine had also been evaluated. It has been recognized that there is a need for the nurses and doctors providing CVT, telemedicine or the like to understand their criticality in comprehension of the dialogue and the sensitiveness when in interaction with the patient. Interpersonal communication skill is another vital skill that the nurses need to develop and keep learning if the best services are to be expected of this new alternative (Johnson, Wilhelmsson, Borjeson, & Lindberg, 2014). The article, however, has accepted as much in its conclusion. The article also suggests that both the patients as well as the service providers need more education for telemedicine to be effective as an alternative to conventional bedside healthcare. Indeed, as mentioned in one of the papers, Telemedicine can be more effective alternative for 'distanced' or remote patients (Bergmo, 2009). References: Bergmo, T. (2009). Can economic evaluation in telemedicine be trusted? A systematic review of the literature. BioMed Central, 2009; 7: 18.(PMC2770451). http://doi.org/10.1186/1478-7547-7-18 Johnson, C., Wilhelmsson, S., Borjeson, S., & Lindberg, M. (2014). Improvement of communication and interpersonal competence in telenursing -- development of a self-assessment tool. Journal of Clinical Nursing, n/a -- n/a. http://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.12705 Marta Roing, U.R. (2013). Threats to patient safety in telenursing as revealed in Swedish telenurses' reflections on their dialogues. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences. http://doi.org/10.1111/scs.12016 McLean, S., Sheikh, A., Cresswell, K., Nurmatov, U., Mukherjee, M., Hemmi, A., & Pagliari, C. (2013). The Impact of Telehealthcare on the Quality and Safety of Care: A Systematic Overview. PLoS ONE, 8(8), e71238. http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0071238 Morland, L.A., Raab, M., Mackintosh, M.-A., Rosen, C.S., Dismuke, C.E., Greene, C.J., & Frueh, B.C. (2013). Telemedicine: A Cost-Reducing Means of Delivering Psychotherapy to Rural Combat Veterans with PTSD. Telemedicine Journal and E-Health, 19(10), 754 -- 759. http://doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2012.0298 Read the full article

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My moms sympathetic and very helpful when I’m sick, she’s the one who’s always driving me to the ER, or calling the telenurse if I can’t, going out to pick up my prescriptions, etc. my dad on the other hand seems angry when I’m sick. Like, at me. Even when my pain is genuine, he makes me feel like I’m performing, and badly.