Telenursing: Creating More Problems Than Essay

The nurse cannot gain a sense of the patient's relationship with others and his or her environment. The ability of the patient to follow through upon the orders given by the nurse may be unclear, given the nurses' lack of knowledge about the patient's situation.

While some aspects of medicine may make good use of new technology and distance communication, like x-rays or laboratory results that are 'read' by a physician, nursing is a discipline that demands emotional and psychological understanding on the part of the nurse. The nurse's ways of assessing the patient cannot be easily outsourced.In addition, there are legal questions as to liability regarding advice dispensed over the phone, particularly across state lines by nurses licensed in other states (Watchter 2002).

Works Cited

Hoglund, Anna & Inger Holmstrom. (2009). Ethical issues in telenursing. International Hospital equipment and solutions. Retrieved July 2, 2009 at http://www.ihe-online.com/index.php?id=2695

Wachter, Glenn. (2002, May). Interstate licensure for telenursing. Telemedicine information exchange. Retrieved July 2, 2009 at http://tie.telemed.org/articles/article.asp?path=articles&article=telenursingLicensure_gw_tie02.xml.....