Telemedicine is any kind of interactive healthcare work being done from a distance and is a growing facet of the modern healthcare landscape with the majority of American hospitals supporting some form of telemedicine. Telemedicine promotes continuity of care, reduces healthcare costs, and improves patient self-management and clinical outcomes. Yet more research is required to assess its overall impact on patient safety. A healthcare team approach, using telemedicine, can be effective when managing chronic diseases, such as diabetes, especially in rural communities. Although caring for people from a distance is not a new practice, the technological options associated with telemedicine have expanded considerably, and healthcare professionals may not be aware of or understand them.
The course will be discontinued on April 15, 2019. Please plan to finish the course by April 14th if you wish to earn credit for it.
Almost three-quarters of nonphysician healthcare professionals use mobile devices to provide patient care. Some nursing schools now require their students to use mobile devices that are equipped with software that allows them to access the most up-to-date medication information, including dosing information, drug interactions and lab tests. Healthcare systems are beginning to provide mobile devices to their staff or implementing bring-your-own-device (BYOD) programs to enhance the care of their patients and meet the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services mandate to have electronic health records in place. This continuing education program will inform and update clinicians regarding developing technology and the expanding use of mobile technology in nursing, particularly at the point of care.
This course provides an overview of the use of robotic-assisted laparoscopic/endoscopic methods during surgery. It reviews the eight components necessary for an endoscopic surgical procedure and the endoscopic functions of robotic-assisted technology. It discusses how healthcare professionals interact with robotic-assisted technology.
Nursing informatics supports nurses, patients, the interprofessional healthcare team, and other stakeholders in their decision-making in all healthcare settings to achieve desired outcomes. This course provides a better understanding of how nursing informatics and technology impact quality patient care. Information structures, processes, and information technology (IT) are all components of nursing informatics that directly affect the care provided by the healthcare team. The course discusses current systems in use, the importance of teamwork, management of change, and the future of nursing informatics to provide a more comprehensive understanding of how informatics affects outcomes.
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