Implementing Telehealth in a Health Care System

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NURS 309 Implementing Telehealth in a Health Care System Guidelines

Situation: Providing access to patient care is critical for all health care organizations. Telehealth and telemedicine are the future of health care as a means to deliver patient care at a distance or where there is little access to care. But is the process always the best means for providing care? If so, what are the limitations and barriers to the success? How can telehealth or telenursing be incorporated into everyday nursing practice?

Assignment Instructions:

Construct a three- to five-page APA-formatted paper (not including title and reference pages).
- Include at a minimum the use of Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 headings.
Interpret and analyze the following bolded topics and subtopics (required) to guide the flow of discussion in your paper:
- Introduction (no heading)
- Define telehealth, telemedicine, and telenursing. (Level 2 heading)
  - How do these models differ? (Level 3 heading)
  - How is each of these applied to practice? (Level 3 heading)
  - What is required to implement a system? (Level 3 heading)
  - Examine the pros and cons of implementing such as system. Is one system better? (Level 3 heading)
- Discuss how each would be implemented at the operational level. (Level 2 heading)
  - Telehealth (Level 3 heading)
  - Telemedicine (Level 3 heading)
  - Telenursing (Level 3 heading)
- Discuss how each of these would be implemented at the organizational level. (Level 2 heading)
  - Are there key differences in each of telehealth, telemedicine, and telenursing? How would theyimpact implementation at the organizational level, if at all?
- Conclusion
  - What conclusions did you draw from exploration of this topic

oConclusions you draw from review of the literature (Level 3 heading)

oWhat recommendations would you make at the operational and organizational levels?

Implementing Telehealth in a Health CareSystem Rubric

Criteria	Excellent Work	Meets Expectations	Needs Improvement	Not Acceptable	TotalPoints
Content	3 Points	2 Points	1 Point	0.5 Points
Knowledge	-Follows all requirements forthe assignment.	-Follows all requirements forthe assignment.	-Knowledge of topic is partially covered.	-Knowledge of topic is general and does notcover
	-Conveys well-roundedknowledge of	-Major points of topic aremostly	-Key information ismissing	all the requiredassignment
	the topic. -Excels in fullypresenting what isknown about the topic.	covered in the requiredassignment areas.	from 2 or more assignment areas.	areas.
Flow ofContent	3 Points	2 Points	1 Point	0.5 Points
	-Well-organized.	-Organized.	-Organization,sequence, and	-Paper is not well
	-Information flows in logicaland	-Information flows in logicaland	flow of presentation are	organized.
	interesting sequence.	interesting sequence.	difficult to follow attimes.	-Information is difficultto
	-Easy to read, follow, and understand	-Easy to read, follow, and	-Information is difficultto	read, understand, and
	throughout.	understand through most of	read or understand in a few	follow throughout mostof
	-Captures the readersattention.	presentation.	areas.	the paper.
Clarity,Critical	3 Points	2 Points	1 Point	0.5 Points
Thinking	-Concisely explains thetopic.	-Explains the topic.	-Major aspects of thetopic	-Information is basic.
	– Consistently analyzesinformation,	-Presents information aboutthe	are presented, butcontent	-Major aspects of thetopic
	offers insight, and drawsconclusions.	topic.	lacks insight andanalysis.	are missing orinadequate.
	-Excels in presentation ofideas.	-Some analysis, insight, and		-Lacks insight,analysis, and
	-Scholarly work.	conclusions offered. -Scholarly work.		conclusions. -Reader gains littleunderstanding of thetopic.

Criteria	Excellent Work	Meets Expectations	Needs Improvement	Not Acceptable	TotalPoints
WritingComposition(Spelling,Grammar,SentenceStructure)	2 Points -An occasional error may occur, but writing, grammar, spelling,transitions, readability,and sentence structure areessentially error free.	1 Point -Some minor errors (1-3 errors) may occur with spelling, grammar, transitions, and sentence structure but are notconsistent throughout. -Errors do not interferewith the readability or comprehension ofinformation.	0.5 Points -Frequent errors (4-5 errors) occur with spelling, grammar, transitions, sentence structure, and readability throughout.	0 Points -Numerous errors (>6errors) occur withspelling, grammar, transitions, andsentence structure,throughout, which make it very difficult to read and understand the informationpresented.
References	2 Points -Information gatheredfrom a variety of nursing journals and nursingand/or medical organization websites. -Includes a minimum of 7 current referenceswithin the last 5years.	1 Point -Information gathered from avariety of relevantsources. -Includes a minimum of 5 current references withinthe last 5 years.	0.5 Points -Information gatheredfrom a variety of relevant sources. (Not all are professional sites). -Provides atleast 2references. -References are greater than 5 years old.	0 Points -Not all references areappropriate; not from scholarlysources. -Fewer than 2 references used.
APA Format	2 Points -An occasional error may occur, but the paper is essentially error-free,following APA formatin the body of the paperand reference page.	1 Points -Some minor errors (1-3 errors) may occur with APA format, but errors are not consistent throughoutthe paper.	0.5 Points -Frequent errors (4-5errors) occur with APA format throughout thepaper.	0 Points -Numerous errors occur with APA formatconsistently throughoutthe paper.