Telenursing: Is It in My Future?
Bedside nursing has long been the benchmark of the nursing profession. Rooted in nursing school, hands on patient care is the gold standard by which we measure care and new graduates are encouraged to attain a few years at the bedside before branching out into the various other specialties the field has to offer. However quality nursing care does not have to end at the bedside. Through advances in technology, the same patient-centered care can be delivered to patients in the comfort of their homes. Telenursing can provide this service using telephones, video-conferencing, and the internet. “Telehealth nursing practice is now considered to be a subspecialty of nursing” (Hebda & Czar, 2013, p. 523) and the International
Bedside nursing has long been the benchmark of the nursing profession. Rooted in nursing school, hands on patient care is the gold standard by which we measure care and new graduates are encouraged to attain a few years at the bedside before branching out into the various other specialties the field has to offer. However quality nursing care does not have to end at the bedside. Through advances in technology, the same patient-centered care can be delivered to patients in the comfort of their homes. Telenursing can provide this service using telephones, video-conferencing, and the internet. “Telehealth nursing practice is now considered to be a subspecialty of nursing” (Hebda & Czar, 2013, p. 523) and the International