Evidence-Based Proposal and Annotated Bibliography on Technology in Nursing Example 2

The technology topic that I have selected for the purpose of this assessment is the use of telehealth-videoconferencing in the provision of care services in the psychiatric department. The psychiatric department is my current area of practice.

The rationale for selecting this health technology is that it is successfully being adopted in other departments in my institution, and success has been recorded. It is, therefore, a topic of high interest, and I believe that the nurses and other stakeholders will also consider the proposal of implementing the technology in the psychiatric department.

I used the school library databases and Google Scholar to conduct my research. The search terms I used are the impact of telehealth technology in the psychiatric department on patient safety and quality of care. In all the studies and articles that appeared as a result of the search, I ruled out our articles that are not peer-reviewed, websites, and other blogs since I only required information from peer-reviewed sources.

I also made sure that the sources are current, from five years, to ensure that the information I get is recent enough and includes current evidence-based resources to enhance quality and safety standards in nursing.

Annotated Bibliography

• Shore, J. H., Yellowlees, P., Caudill, R., Johnston, B., Turvey, C., Mishkind, M., Krupinski, E., Myers, K., Shore, P., Kaftarian, E. & Hilty, D. (2018). Best practices in videoconferencing-based telementalhealth April 2018. Telemedicine and e-Health, 24(11), 827-832. https://doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2018.0237

In the Best Practices in Videoconferencing-Based Telemental health April 2018 article, the authors explore how videoconferencing telehealth technology has been applied across different healthcare settings to increase access to safe and quality care. The article focuses on developing, implementing, administering, and providing telemental health services in the psychiatric departments.

The authors further validate that the application of videoconferencing telementalhealth technology is safe for use for both psychiatric patients and care providers. The article states that the relevance of technology in nursing practice includes easing the provision of services to patients who are afraid to seek mental health help in healthcare institutions and easing health promotion initiatives by the nurses.

Such aspects as patient education are more manageable when the patients and their families are reached through telehealth technology such as videoconferencing. Also, the technology is safe for use since it must have met the state requirements and HIPAA guidelines before implementation in any healthcare setting.

The article also mentions the guidelines the American Psychiatric Association APA and the American Telemedicine Association ATA set for implementing telehealth technology. The guidelines include having patient privacy, confidentiality, and security safeguards considered while implementing the technology.

• Augusterfer, E. F., O’Neal, C. R., Martin, S. W., Sheikh, T. L., & Mollica, R. F. (2020). The Role of telemental health, tele-consultation, and tele-supervision in post-disaster and low-resource settings. Current Psychiatry Reports, 22(12), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-020-01209-5

The Role of telemental health, tele-consultation, and tele-supervision in post-disaster and low resource settings is a review of current literature to recommend telemental health to healthcare institutions. The review found that current research on telemental health technology shows the need for the application of telehealth technology in the psychiatric departments to address underserved populations that are most affected by mental health conditions and cannot access mental health services effectively.

The authors argue that applying telehealth technology in psychiatric departments will improve the quality of care given to psychiatric patients, especially for hard-to-reach health populations. Telemedicine offers real-time collaboration between the patient and the care providers, consultation, and supervision, easing access to mental health services across populations.

Telemental health ensures constant communication between the care providers and the patient, thus ensuring the best treatment is offered to the patient. However, the review mentions the barriers that implementation of telehealth technology may face, including technical, financial, and cultural barriers. Healthcare institutions seeking to implement the technology should consider the barriers and strategize how to overcome them.

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