Head, B. A., Schapmire, T. J., & Yongqiang, Z. (2017). Telehealth in palliative care. Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing, 19(2), 130-139. doi:10.1097/NJH.0000000000000319
This article was published in the Journal of Hospic and Palliative Nursing that relates to the use of telehealth in palliative care settings. Both the professors of this scholarly resource are renowned professors. I chose this resource specifically to analyze the practice of telehealth in palliative nursing settings that takes a critical approach to evaluate the usefulness of telehealth using current literature. The aim of the researchers was to provide a complete evaluation of telehealth use on patient care outcomes in palliative hospice care. The researchers used the evidence-based studies that explored population focus and interventions performed. The author used both quantitative and qualitative research methods and discussed the results. The results show that using telehealth interventions help organization to save money and help to improve the emotional symptoms of patients. However, the research also argued that it was hard to apply the same principles of telehealth in palliative settings due to conduction of the study. This resource is important for increasing the knowledge of medical health professionals, nurses, and quality enhancement experts.
Oliveira, T. C., & da Hora Sales, M. L. (2017). The Implementation of the Telehealth Program in Basic Care. Journal of Nursing UFPE / Revista De Enfermagem UFPE, 11(6), 2380-2388. doi:10.5205/reuol.10827-96111-1-ED.1106201717
This resource is selected because both the author of these articles is professional nurses holding a Master’s degree in nursing from Brazil. I preferred to choose this resource because the article explores and analyses the implementation of telehealth program in basic care settings. This topic is significantly relevant to my research area. Moreover, the researchers discussed thoroughly the use of telehealth program in the primary care setting that is located in Brazil. The researched did a quantitative study and performed an analysis of secondary data collected over a period of twelve months. This data was extracted from the implementation of telehealth program in Brazil that was based on three stages. The author suggest that setting up a telehealth system in the hospital requires three vital steps such as setting up the technical and physical structure of the system, providing tale-education to users such as doctors or nurses, and performing diagnosis using telehealth tools. The article did not focus on patients; it focused more on the implementation of telehealth tools. The results show that patients’ safety and privacy in healthcare organizations can be improved using telehealth care delivery.
Henry BW, Block DE, Ciesla JR, McGowan BA & Vozenilek JA. (2017). Clinician behaviors in telehealth care delivery: a systemic review. Adv in Health Sci Educ, 22:869-888.
Nowadays, telehealth is the most important topic that is discussed in this fourth article that serves as an important literature on telehealth. The resource discusses clinical costs, technology, and its impacts on a healthcare organization. The resource aims to explore the behaviors of clinicians such as communication patterns and therapeutic relationships. The systematic literature review helps to identify interpersonal health care provider (HCP). This article was searched within PsychInfo database. The researchers did an analysis of 45 articles including primary specialist care and home care topics. The articles provide great knowledge regarding perceptions of telehealth and difference in communication patterns. The results show that telehealth technology aims to build empathetic relationships with patients and by improving safety and confidentiality. There is a need to educate nurses in the use of these applications to provide safe quality care. The results also showed that the productivity of the interdisciplinary teams increased with the incorporation of telehealth.
There is a dire need of incorporating and deploying telehealth technologies in Vila Health Hospital. The analysis of various resources shows that telehealth education is necessary for nurses and practitioners to improve patient care safety and confidentiality outcomes. The knowledge provided in the chosen resources can help the chosen hospital to take the next steps to ensure patient safety and qu
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