Dawna MSN RN Martich

Telehealth Nursing

Tools and Strategies for Optimal Patient Care

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Including all the information necessary for safe, competent practice, this hands-on resource walks nurses through telehealth guidelines and procedures to optimize patient communication, perform assessments, and provide effective care of chronic conditions. Replete with case studies and sample dialogue to mimic real-life telehealth situations, introductory chapters cover patient and nurse perspectives on both sides of the telephone. Other sections cover individual body systems, breaking them down into individual common diseases and disorders that might intersect with telehealth nursing. The text instructs nurses on how to actively listen to the patient "between the lines" in the absence of an in-person examination and discern the right questions to ask and tone to adopt. Chapters provide enhanced communication techniques for performing comprehensive health assessments using only the sense of hearing and resources available through the telephone. Clinical Pearls are scattered throughout the text from those who have been "in the trenches" and cared for a wide variety of patients using the telehealth nursing techniques illustrated in this book. Key Features:Helps nurses understand the keys to successful telehealth nursing Teaches enhanced, specialized communication techniques including "active listening" Guides nurses in assessing patients using only the sense of hearing/active listening Includes case studies, algorithms, patient teaching resources, and more Reviews body systems and disease processes with application exercises

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Publishing Company
• Seitenzahl: 412
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 594g
• ISBN-13: 9780826132321
• ISBN-10: 0826132324
• Artikelnr.: 44972072

Autorenporträt

Dawna Martich, MSN, RN, has been practicing as a nursing education specialist for adult learners for three decades. Her most recent accomplishments include consulting to aid a start-up personal care agency with policies, procedures, quality improvement, human resources, and financial management functions.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Section I: Introduction
1. Evolution/History of Telenursing
2. Assessment Techniques: Communication and Active Listening
3. Professional Preparation for Telehealth Nursing
4. Patient/Client Perspective on Telehealth Nursing
Section II: Introduction to Body Systems
5. Integumentary System
6. Respiratory System
7. Cardiovascular System
8. Gastrointestinal System
9. Musculoskeletal System
10. Neurologic and Sensory Systems
11. Genitourinary System
Section III: Introduction to Body System Disorders
12. Disorders of the Integumentary System
13. Disorders of the Respiratory System
14. Disorders of the Cardiovascular System
15. Disorders of the Gastrointestinal System
16. Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System
17. Disorders of the Neurologic and Sensory Systems
18. Disorders of the Genitourinary System
19. The Patient/Client With Diabetes Mellitus
20. The Patient/Client With HIV/AIDS
Section IV: Additional Aspects of Telephonic Patient/Client Care
21. Patient/Client Care
22. Review of Laboratory Values and Diagnostic Tests
23. Documentation
24. Tools for Telephonic Care
25. Work Environments
26. Issues and Solutions
27. The Nurse as Client
Conclusion: The Rest of the Story
Index