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By: Septi Dewi Rachmawti
Overview:
Utilization of Technology in
nursing
Telenursing
E-learning Digital
library
Online & EHR
ebook EHR
Definition
Telehealth is the use of electronic information
and telecommunications technologies to support
long-distance clinical health care, patient and
professional health-related education, public
health and health administration
Technologies include videoconferencing, the
internet, store-and-forward imaging, streaming
media, and terrestrial and wireless
communications
(Health Resources and Services Administration,
2012)
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Definition
Telehealth nursing is the
delivery, management, and Telehealth nursing is the use of
coordination of care and telecommunications Telehealth nursing is
services provided via technology in nursing to the
telecommunications enhance patient care. It practice of nursing
technology within the involved the use of over
domain of nursing. electromagnetic channels (e.g., distance using
wire, radio, and optical) to telecommunications
(American Association of transmit voice, data and video technology.
Ambulatory Nursing 2004) communications signals. It is (National Council of
defined as distance State Boards of
communication, using electrical Nursing, 1997)
or optical transmissions
between humans and/or
computers.
(Skiba, D.J. & Barton, A.J.,2000)
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Essential
elements
6. Computer 1.Content
application
2. Connectivity
5. Clinical
care
3. Commerce
4.Community
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Telenursing
equipment
• Phone lines/ internet
• Phone/ computer with or
without camera/ microphone
• Cell phones
• Life line
• Sensor Technology (ex. Floor
sensors, smart beds)
• Peripheral devices (Ex. Vital
sign/ EKG monitoring,
dermascope)
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Method
• Telephone-based –
Real time limited to education/
counseling
• Web-consults (two-way
Store and forward --- audio and video)
Images, audio, video • With or without
peripheral devices
Combinatio
n
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Application of title style
telenursing
• Nursing home - monitoring, education, support, specialty
consultations
• Ambulatory care - specialty consultations
• Hospital consultations - stroke care
• Prison settings – mental health services
• Mentoring – i.e. wound care specialists
• ICU monitoring – neonatal intensive care, cardiac care
• Health promotion – obesity, exercise/ fitness
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• Planning telehealth program i.e. specialty consultations in
rural clinic/ hospital
• Coordinate scheduling patients
• Evaluating and preparing equipment
• Assessing patients
• Presenting patient
• Facilitating remote exam
• Documentation
• Follow up care
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Beneficiaries
Individual
nurses
The profession as
whole both nationally & Clients
Internationally
Regulatory Employers
organization
Nursing
professionals
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Advantages
q Integration of information, communication, and
technology
q Improved information and knowledge in the nursing
practice
q Human resources planning will be facilitated
q New models of nursing practice and helath services
delivery will be supported
q Nursing group will be connected
q Improves the quality of nursing work environment
q Contribution to the global community of nursing
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Disadvantages
qHigh expense
qDecrease manual contribution
qIncreases dependence on ICT
qMisuse of technology provided
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issues
Confidentiality &
safety of data
Competence care
Devices Licence to practice
To Minimize the Risks/ ethical evidence, Refers to:
• AAACN (Scope & standards of TeleNursing)
• ATA (American Telemedicine Association)
• NCSBN (National council of State boards of Nursing)
• Center for Telehealth and eHealth Law
• Nursing Informatics Association
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issues
Assess appropriateness of telehealth for
the patients ability and status
Know equipment, evaluate reliability
and effective use of equipment
Infection control, information safety,
informed consent, compliment with
nurse judgment
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activities
Assessing telehealth center websites
§ Layout/content of the website
§ services, nursing roles, population
§ Equipment, methods, legal issues,
§ Barriers and strategies
§ Compare telehealth center websites:
similarities & differences
Discussing/ interviewing others: their use of technology,
preferences, willingness to receive care via telehealth
Simulate telehealth visit using Skype
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