SAINTS JOHN AND PAUL EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

Pamana Compound, Halang, Calamba City

COLLEGE DEPARTMENT
BS NURSING

Course Title:Nursing Informatics

Level:2nd Year
Semester:2nd
Units: 3

Course Description:The main purpose of this course is to introduce and provide

an overview of the important concepts of informatics as applied in nursing.

Week 4
(April 25, 2021)

 Telenursing
 Examples of Telenursing
Content
 Advantages and Disadvantages of Telenursing
 Examples & Case Studies
 At the end of the lecture – discussion, the
Learning students will have an understanding of what
Objective(s) istelenursing and its concepts.
Materials  Module 4
Activity/  Oral recitation
Requirements  Portfolio
What is telenursing?
Telenursing is the use of telecommunication and information technology in
nursing to enhance patient care (Russo, 2001).
Telenursing involves activities such as patient education, nursing
teleconsultations, and examination of results of medical tests and exams, and
assistance to physicians in the implementation of medical treatment
protocols.

Home Care
Patients who are immobilized, or live in remote or difficult to reach places,
citizens who have chronic ailments, such chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease, diabetes, congestive heart disease, or disabilitating diseases, such as
neural degenerative diseases (Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease) may
stay at home and be "visited" and assisted regularly by a nurse via
videoconferencing, internet, videophone, etc.

Nursing Informatics is..

 Collecting data from the patient.
 Assessing the data.
 Documenting relevant data.
 Utilize critical thinking skills.
 Providing nursing interventions.
 Continuing to monitor and utilize available technology.

Advantages of Telenursing:
1. Increased access to healthcare services.
2. Decreases waiting times and unnecessary visits to ED (Emergency
Department).
3. Reduces cost.
4. Provides immediate healthcare information.

Disadvantages of Telenursing:
1. Absence of direct hands on or face to face interaction.
2. Technical difficulties.
3. Possibility for health providers to step out of their scope of practice.
4. Increase liability risk.
5. Inability to provide patients with information to make an informed decision.
 6. Increased risk to security and confidentiality of client health information and
records.

Competency, Qualifications, and Skills:

1. Knowledge and ability to navigate the technology being used.
2. Competent and enhanced communication skills.

Examples and Case Studies

Example 1: In many developing countries, people live more than 10 hours
away from a healthcare facility. The distance is not important; the time is
because nearest hospital maybe only 15 miles away, but the roads are very
bad or non-existing. In such cases, many patients die before they reach a
healthcare facility. A telenursing approach is of vital importance in these
situations.
Example 2: Say you have a horrible sore throat and visit your healthcare
provider (could be a general practice physician, nurse practitioner, or
unlicensed health worker in a village depending where you live), who does
an examination and is concerned with what he sees. Your provider
recommends a referral to an ENT specialist for a follow up diagnosis and
treatment plan. Well, instead of traveling to the nearest specialist, which
depending where you live could be anywhere from a 45-minute drive or an
18-hour boat ride, your provider connects you directly to the ENT specialist.

Summary:
 As new technology emerges, telenursing practices will continue to evolve.
The scope of nursing practice will continue to expand and with this
expansion, nurses will have to make certain that they possess the necessary
technical clinical knowledge to provide safe, competent, compassionate, and
ethical care.

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