Describe your selected technology, including when it was first introduced into the health care industry.
2) Assess the applications of the technology, noting the benefits and potential challenges of the innovation.
3) Appraise the potential of the innovation to improve health care practice and related outcomes.
Required Readings
Course Text: Ball, M. J., Douglas, J. V., Hinton Walker, P., DuLong, D., Gugerty, B., Hannah, K. J., . . . Troseth, M. R. (Eds.) (2011). Nursing informatics: Where technology and caring meet (4th ed.). London, England: Springer-Verlag.
Chapter 18, “Extending Care: Voice Technology”
Chapter 21, “Local Global Access: Virtual Learning Environments”
Chapter 18 provides an overview of the capability of voice assistive technologies to address the demands of health care environments. Chapter 21 features classroom technology trends that are equipping future nurses for practice.
Course Text: American Nurses Association. (2008). Nursing informatics: Scope and standards of practice. Silver Spring, MD: Author.
“The Future of Nursing Informatics” (pp. 52-62)
“Integrated Functional Areas: Telehealth and Informatics” (pp. 36-37)
The excerpts found here provide an overview of future advancements of informational technology systems’ hardware and design models.
Munih, M., & Bajd, T. (2010). VI.3. Rehabilitation robotics. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 152, 353–366.
In this article, the authors delve into the future of rehabilitation by examining the ways that virtual reality and robotics will transform exercise and management systems used by physical therapists.
Nolan, R. P., Upshur, R. E., Lynn, H., Crichton, T., Rukholm, E., Stewart, D. E., . . . Chen, M. H. (2011). Therapeutic benefit of preventive telehealth counseling in the Community Outreach Heart Health and Risk Reduction Trial. The American Journal of Cardiology, 107(5), 690–696.
The authors outline a clinical study that examined the benefits of telehealth counseling. They also analyze motivational interviewing as an agent to change daily behaviors and attitudes of those with cardiovascular disease.
Singh, R., Mathiassen, L., Stachura, M. E., & Astapova, E. V. (2010). Sustainable rural telehealth innovation: A public health case study. Health Services Research, 45(4), 985–1004.
This qualitative study examines previous telehealth implementations in efforts to improve future developments and sustainability in rural areas.
Stewart, S., Hansen, T. S., & Carey, T. A. (2010). Opportunities for people with disabilities in the virtual world of second life. Rehabilitation Nursing, 35(6), 254-259.
Use this article to examine the physical and emotional benefits that virtual realities can bring to people with disabilities.
Cisco. (n.d.). Industry solutions: Healthcare.
Retrieved October 14, 2011, from http://www.cisco.com/web/strategy/healthcare/index.html
Investigate the ways that Cisco Industry Solutions is working to bridge the gap between communication and technology for health care environments.
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