Question

As an APRN, you have an interest in telehealth and feel that current healthcare delivery is influenced by technology, and you expect that to continue in the future. What specifics associated with telehealthcare can support your plans to work in a rural clinic as a healthcare provider meeting the needs of a potentially underserved population?

Answer 1

Answer:

Telehealth is an advanced system in healthcare, which provide an access to improve quality of health and life especially in rural areas.Rural population are always facing problem with transportation to speciality care and  lack of health centers of hospitals.Most of these problems can be sorted out through the telehealth system.

A telehealth nurse are working in collaberation with team of specialist in real time, peers by virtual network,continuing education and training,outsourced diagnostic evaluation e.t.c. So they would be capable to fullfill the specific needs of the rural population. Telehaelth servises includes home monitoring, long term care services, chronic care management and online therapy. Access to do consultation, recommendation and evaluation by the team of specialists at virtual time with the local providervhelps to improve the health outcome as well as reduce the hospital stay and readmissions.Remote home monitoring system can reduce the multiple and routine hospital visitand assist in chronic disease management in their home itself.

The teleheath services is being provided for round the clock to the rural ICU. So it acts as as a second eye and the telehealth nurse helps to cover the staff shortage and minimse the errors of the bedside nurse and aid in critical thinking , that increase the confidence in bedside nurses.

As an APRN, the nurse can work independantly and in oraganised manner and closely with the patient.By using the advanced technology,telehealth nurse can ease their communication through health applications,and able to recieve training and education in updated way.

There is no physical strain or barriers in this system. So even a nurse or other helthcare worker who have physical disabilities can continue their job.

Apart from the tradition way of nursing job , it provides a different location and different experience to the nurse.

Even if the system permits, nurse can work from wherever they have fast , reliable internet connection that also at a flexible and convenient time of nurse and patient.The increased employment opportunities and andvanced education or courses in this field, increases the demand of telehealth nuse.