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action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home/intelligentwr/nursingassignmentcrackers/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114Discuss some benefits and drawbacks of virtual care telehealth<\/a>\u00a0particularly related to the collaboration and coordination of care and the role of the advanced registered nurse NUR 514<\/p>\n Telehealth is the use of telecommunications technology that allows for health data collection and transfer, communication between providers and patients, allowing care to be provided to patient\u2019s remotely despite of their location. Frey & Chiu (2021) mentions there are four methods of telehealth which include: synchronous or live video, store-and-forward, remote patient monitoring, and mHealth (mobile health). Synchronous or live video involves a two-way communication between a provide and a patient in real time. Store-and\u2013forward is data and patient history collected by a provider which is stored and can later be obtained by another provider through a secure platform. Remote patient monitoring consists of using digital or electronic tools, that records patient’s health information, such as blood sugar and blood pressures, which can be transmitted automatically to a provider for review. Mobile health\u202frefers to the practice of medicine and public health aided by mobile devices such as mobile phones, tablets, personal digital assistants, and the wireless infrastructure (Innovatemedtec, 2021).<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Virtual care is the channel by which healthcare providers communicate with their patients; it is the actual virtual visit that takes place between the healthcare team (MD, nurse, PT, etc.) and the patient. For virtual care to happen communication technologies, such as video, chat or phone are required. This allows patients to be connected to the quality care they need, when they need it most (Synzi, 2018).<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Telehealth can be beneficial when coordinating care for patients. For example, surgical patients needing pre-surgical care and post-surgical care. Nurses can contact patients via e-mail, video conferencing, or the phone, to setup appointments, do post-op teaching, and check on how patients are doing once discharged home after surgery. An example mentioned by McGonigle & Mastrian (2017) is that virtual care allows a nurse to coordinate and complete 12-16 telehealth visits vs 7 visits by a conventional home health care nurse.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n A drawback a nurse can encounter with telehealth, is not being able to do an actual physical examination. There may be instances where a hands-on comprehensive physical assessment is important, which would require the patient to either go to the office or where a nurse would need to go to the patient’s home. Having to draw blood or the patient requiring radiology tests, and technical difficulties with technological devices, could also affect telehealth encounters.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Nurses need to be mindful of HIPPA regulations and remember they can only treat patients within the state they are licensed in when participating in telehealth (Frey & Chiu, 2021).<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n References<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Frey, M.B. & Chiu, S.H. (2021). Considerations when using telemedicine as the advance practice registered nurse. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 17 (2021), 289-292).\u202f<\/span>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.nurpra.2020.11.011<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Innovatemedtec. (2012). What is mHealth?\u202f<\/span>https:\/\/innovatemedtec.com\/digital-health\/mhealth<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n McGonigle, D., Mastrian, K. (2017).\u202f<\/span>Nursing informatics<\/a> and the foundation of knowledge\u202f<\/span><\/i>(4th ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning. ISBN-13:9781284121247<\/span><\/p>\n