Telenursing: Is it in my future? Health and medical homework help

PurposeThe purpose of this assignment is to explore the specialtyof telehealth, and more specifically telenursing, as one example of the use oftechnology in various practice settings. Advantages and disadvantages for thepatient and legal and ethical principles for the nurse of this technology willbe explored.BackgroundOur text (Hebda, 2013) provides us with a broad perspectiveon telehealth. However, the specialty of telenursing is only briefly discussed.Healthcare is readily embracing any technology to improve patient outcomes,streamline operations, and lower costs. This technology includes the use ofvarious applications based in various environments where registered nursesindirectly provide professional nursing care. ScenarioThe following scenario serves as the basis for your paper.You have worked with Tomika for the past 5 years. Tomikashares with you that she has resigned and plans to work in an agency thatinstalls telemonitoring equipment into the homes of those with chronicillnesses. Nurses monitor the patients using the equipment with the goal ofdetecting problems before patients need to be readmitted to the hospital.Tomika will be working from her own home, with occasional meetings at theagency. She would not be visiting her patients in their homes, but rather wouldbe assessing and interacting with them via videoconferencing. She tells youthat there are still job openings and encourages you to apply.You are intrigued by this, and decide to investigate whethertelenursing would be a good choice for you, too. Is telenursing in your future?DirectionsYouare to research (find evidence), compose, and type a scholarly paper thatdescribes telenursing as described above, and whether it is a good fit for you.Reflect on what you have learned in this class to date about technology,privacy rights, ethical issues, interoperability, patient satisfaction,consumer education, and other topics. Your text by Hebda (2013, Chapter 25)discusses telehealth in detail. However, your focus should be from theprofessional nurses role in telenursing. Do not limit your review of theliterature to only what you read in your text. Nurses in various specialtiesneed to know about the advantages and disadvantages of telenursing as itapplies to their patients. For example, when you discharge a patient from anacute care setting, will a telenursing service assist that individual withstaying out of the hospital? You may need to apply critical-thinking skills todevelopment of your paper. In the conclusion of your paper, describe yourcurrent employment situation, and whether a job in telenursing would, or wouldnot, fit with your career goals and life situation once you graduate fromChamberlain.UseMicrosoft Word and APA formatting to develop your paper. Consult thePublication manual of the APA, 6th edition if you have questions, for example,margin size, font type and size (point), use of third person, and so forth.Take advantage of the writing service, Smarthinking, which is accessed byclicking on the link called the Tutor Source, found under the Course Home area.Also, review and use the various documents in Doc Sharing related to APA. Thelength of the paper should be four to five pages, excluding the title page andthe reference page. Limit your references to key sources.Thepaper should contain an introduction that catches the attention of the readerwith interesting facts and supporting sources of evidence, which need to be mentionedas in-text citations. Keep in mind that APA guidelines state you are not tocall this an Introduction, but you should include it at the beginning of yourpaper. The Body should present the advantages and disadvantages of telenursingfrom your perspective as an employee, and the patients perspective as arecipient of the care nurses provide. The Conclusion and Recommendations shouldsummarize your findings and state your position on whether you will apply for aposition with the agency.********** Articles to referece *********Hebda, T. L., & Czar, P. (2012). Handbook of Informatics for Nurses & Healthcare Professionals, 5th Edition. [VitalSource Bookshelf version]. Retrieved from http://online.vitalsource.com/books/9781269431095 Orga-Dumitriu, D. (2014). Telenurse's Skills. Acta Medica Transilvanica. 19(3). 185-186 Wooten, R. (2001). Telemedicine. BMJ: British Medical Journal, 323 (7312), 557-560 Hagan, L., Morin, D. and Lpine, R. (2000), Evaluation of Telenursing Outcomes: Satisfaction, Self-Care Practices, and Cost Savings. Public Health Nursing, 17: 305313. doi: 10.1046/j.1525-1446.2000.00305.x George, I. S., Baker, J., Karabatsos, G., Brimble, R., & Wilson, A. (2009). How safe is telenursing from home? 16(3), 119123. doi:10.1016/j.colegn.2009.05.002