Question

Rebecca and Erik, senior nursing students, share an interest in telehealth and want to incorporate such technologies into the personal nursing practices. Both feel that current healthcare delivery is influenced by technology and expect that to continue in the future (Learning Objectives: 2 and 5).

What specifics associated with teletrauma care can Rebecca share with Erik to support her plans to work in a rural hospital as a healthcare provider meeting the needs of the potentially underserved?

Erik plans to focus on disaster healthcare. What support can technology provide for such healthcare needs?

Answer 1

Telehealth is one of the most advanced technologucal development in health care system making easy access to health care to patient anywhere, anytime treatment.

Rebecca can share the following views yo support her plan

• Can be made accessible in rural area
• Can decrease mortality and morbidity due to yrauma
• World class trauma physician will be available to local emergency
• Trauma specialist will be available in remote areas
• Physician can control information
• Pretty hospital trauma care can improve quality of care,life saving, time saving

Eric decision of disaster health care is a good plan and is really a perfect life saving method which can save thousands of people.

• Wireless LAN (Local Area Network)
• Remote input devices
• Personal digital assistant tablets, handheld devices and personal computers.