You have worked with Tomika for the past 5
years. Tomika shares with you that she has resigned and plans to work in an
agency that installs telemonitoring equipment into the homes of those with
chronic illnesses. Nurses monitor the patients using the equipment with the
goal of detecting problems before patients need to be readmitted to the
hospital. Tomika will be working from her own home, with occasional meetings at
the agency. She would not be visiting her patients in their homes, but rather would
be assessing and interacting with them via videoconferencing. She tells you
that there are still job openings and encourages you to apply. You are
intrigued by this, and decide to investigate whether telenursing would be a
good choice for you, too. Is telenursing in your future? Directions 1. research
(find evidence), compose, and type a scholarly paper that describes 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 the professional nurse’s role in telenursing.
Do not limit your review of the literature to only what you read in your text.
Nurses in various specialties need to know about the advantages and
disadvantages of telenursing as it applies to their patients. For example, when
you discharge a patient from an acute care setting, will a telenursing service
assist that individual with staying out of the hospital? You may need to apply
critical-thinking skills to development of your paper. In the conclusion of
your paper, describe your current employment situation, and whether a job in
telenursing would, or would not, fit with your career goals and life situation
once you graduate from Chamberlain. 2. Use Microsoft Word and APA formatting to
develop your paper. Consult the Publication 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 by clicking 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. 3. The length of the paper should be
four to five pages, excluding the title page and the reference page. Limit your
references to key sources. 4. The paper should contain an introduction that
catches the attention of the reader with interesting facts and supporting
sources of evidence, which need to be mentioned as in-text citations. Keep in
mind that APA guidelines state you are not to call this an Introduction, but
you should include it at the beginning of your paper. The Body should present
the advantages and disadvantages of telenursing from your perspective as an
employee, and the patient’s perspective as a recipient of the care nurses
provide. The Conclusion and Recommendations should summarize your findings and
state your position on whether you will apply for a position with the agency.
