Telenursing and E-health
Eva Kajti
Cardiovascular ICU Head Nurse, Kocaeli University, Turkey
: J Nurs Patient Care
Abstract
Teleservices use telecommunication technology to transmit information from one site to another. Applications in clinical practice, research, and administration include telephone consultation, triage, follow-up, e-mail inquiries and advice, distance learning, videoconferencing, video monitoring, and digital photography. The delivery of health services over distances has replaced telemedicine as the inclusive term used to describe the wide range of services delivered by all health-related disciplines is broadly defined as medicine practiced at a distance. Telemedicine can be defined as the electronic transfer of medical information to remote sites in order to support patient care and medical education. the delivery of nursing care and services using telecommunications increases access to nursing care interventions for clients in remote or distant locations. Telephone Nursing- is the use of the nursing process to provide care to patients over the telephone. The Picasso Still-Image Videophone was used to capture and send images from the patients’ homes to the clinic. Findings from the exploratory study demonstrated that pressure ulcers can be successfully managed via telerehabilitation. Since 1986 we can find publications about Telemedicine for learning, what it could be called nowadays online classes. The technology may be used to supplement and enhance clinical education, but not to replace actual patient interactions in clinical rounds presentations. According to old studies: teachers, nurses, and administrators, Once they had experienced it first-hand, almost all concerned began to see telemedicine as an effective and important asset to the delivery of health care. Although there are limitations that cost may be a major deterrent in some schools of nursing, it is a fact that technology has invaded today’s healthcare delivery system and society, and is here to stay. Telehealth is and will be an important means of providing communication links and healthcare to clients and providers alike. The age of information is now here, and the age of communication is beginning. Healthcare professionals need to be aware of important concepts related to telehealth for their current and future practice. Keywords: teleservice, videoconferencing, video monitoring, digital photography, telecommunication, nursing
Biography
Eva Kajti is an experienced Nurse with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital & health care industry. Skilled in Multilingual, Research, Nursing, Clinical Research, and Translation. Strong healthcare services professional with a master’s degree focused on Surgical Nursing from Kocaeli Üniversitesi.
