NURS-FPX4040 Assessment 3: Evidence-Based Proposal and Annotated Bibliography on Technology in Nursing

Evidence-Based Proposal and Annotated Bibliography on Technology in Nursing

In health practice, patient care outcomes depend on the approaches health care providers use in health care delivery. Over time, technology use has intensified as health care providers advance their processes to optimize quality and safety standards. As technology use intensifies, it is crucial to examine its use and how it enhances quality and safety. Current and past research studies provide extensive literature promoting technology use in health care delivery. The purpose of this paper is to provide an annotated bibliography of a selected technology for enhancing quality and safety in nursing.

Introduction to the Selected Technology Topic

Telehealth has become an integral part of the present technology-driven health practice. I selected this technology since it is a highly advancing area whose role has become more vivid during the COVID-19 pandemic. It also enhances patient safety and quality of care in multiple dimensions, including communication, efficiency, interprofessional collaboration, and remote care. To understand how the technology works, I reviewed past literature relevant to the topic after searching relevant articles from leading nursing databases. Such databases include CINAHL Complete, PubMed, Medline with Full-Text, Google Scholar, and the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). Search terms included “telehealth and patient safety,” “telehealth and health care quality,” and “use of telehealth in health care delivery.” Many articles explore the topic differently, but the most relevant are annotated below.

Annotated Bibliography

Gajarawala, S. N., &Pelkowski, J. N. (2021).Telehealth benefits and barriers. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners: JNP, 17(2), 218–221. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2020.09.013

This article is a narrative review of telehealth benefits in health care delivery and the barriers that health care providers must address to achieve better outcomes. The central emphasis is that telehealth was primarily developed to provide basic care in rural and underserved areas, but its use has increased since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Gajarawala and Pelkowski (2021) describe telehealth as a reliable technology to enhance patient satisfaction, efficient and quality care, and minimize health care costs. It achieves these outcomes through tech-driven services such as medical education that creates an informed patient population, remote patient monitoring, and patient consultation via videoconferencing and wireless health care devices.

Patients’ physical visits and wait times to health care providers have been reduced due to telehealth, a benefit that increases patient safety by reducing their exposure to infections and health complications. Above all, communication through health applications promotes interprofessional collaboration, leading to better health care quality due to shared decision-making. According to this source, telehealth is crucial in the nursing practice since it promotes a collaborative practice and improves patient-provider connection. Enabling health care providers to serve patients remotely is another benefit that justifies its use in modern practice. The article is detailed about the role of technology in improving the quality of care and patient safety. It also highlights barriers that should be addressed to maximize its use, such as technology use among older adults and technology access in rural areas.

Neville, C. W. (2018). Telehealth: A balanced look at incorporating this technology into practice. SAGE Open Nursing, 4, 2377960818786504. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F2377960818786504

This review article focuses on telehealth’s ability to provide health care through interactive technology and telecommunication tools. It highlights how the technology has grown over time, reaching multiple specialties and enabling health care providers to serve a larger patient population. Regarding the impact of telehealth on patient safety and quality of care, the article highlights three main outcome areas demonstrating its value compared to other technologies. The first area is teleconsultations. Through teleconsultations, patients receive information that enables them to understand and manage the problem or are referred to a specialist where necessary. The second outcome area is remote patient monitoring. Here, telehealth allows health care providers to monitor vital signs from a distance and relay instructions depending on the patient’s condition. Such an approach enables health care providers to serve more patients and more promptly.

The third outcome area is access to health care services and health care professionals. Telehealth promotes access to health care services unavailable in rural areas. According to this source, telehealth has revolutionized the nursing practice by reducing physical visits and enabling nurses to serve a broader patient population. The interdisciplinary team can also link up with different technologies under telehealth to provide different health services, including education, treatment, and referrals. Out of the many possible options, the resource is highly informative on the main outcome areas that justify telehealth use in nursing practice. The outcome areas are grouped into different categories, enabling readers to understand the importance of telehealth comprehensively.

Tian, E. J., Venugopalan, S., Kumar, S., & Beard, M. (2021). The impacts of and outcomes from telehealth delivered in prisons: A systematic review. PloS One, 16(5), e0251840. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251840

This article is a systematic review of the impacts and outcomes delivered in prisons. It analyzes how telehealth enables patients to receive health care services in their convenient locations (prisons). According to this source, telehealth reduces travel to health care settings, and exposure of patients with mental health needs to injuries since they can be observed and advised remotely. Reduced exposure to harm, minimal interaction, and timely access to health care services increase the quality of care. Such outcomes ensure that patients in prisons can be served when and how they need it.

The article emphasizes the importance of telehealth as an advancing technology for promoting care access to prisoners as an underserved population. Primary outcomes include more access to care, efficiency, and high patient safety. To achieve these outcomes, health care teams must collaborate and embrace technology in health care delivery. Overall, the article reviews the importance of telehealth in expanding care to unique patient populations. This knowledge is vital for health care practitioners as they intensify efforts to increase access to health care services across populations.

Monaghesh, E., &Hajizadeh, A. (2020). The role of telehealth during COVID-19 outbreak: A systematic review based on current evidence. BMC Public Health, 20(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09301-4

This article is a systematic review of telehealth use during the COVID-19 pandemic. It examines how telehealth and related technologies enable health care providers to reach patients while adhering to quality and safety standards. On patient safety, telehealth reduces direct transmission of the infectious agent from person to person. It has been noted as an effectual and affordable option for reducing transmission and the need for travel to health care settings when people are advised to observe travel restrictions. The ability of telehealth to facilitate optimal service delivery, access to health care services, and optimize safety improves the overall quality of care. As the nursing practice evolves and adapts to changes, telehealth must be increasingly adopted. Health care teams should collaborate to benefit maximally. Overall, the resource explores the importance of telehealth while focusing on a current issue (COVID-19). Health care practitioners should read to understand how to provide remote care and collaborate through technologies while keeping patients safe from infections.

Summary of Recommendation

Technology and modern nursing practice are inseparable. As the nursing practice continues to be more technology-reliant, nurses and other health care providers must adopt innovative ways of providing health care services. Telehealth has emerged as an effective and reliable technology for educating patients and providing other health care services remotely (Gajarawala & Pelkowski, 2021; Monaghesh & Hajizadeh, 2020). It also enables health care providers to collaborate through digital devices. Other outcomes justifying its use include reducing exposure to harm, allowing health care providers to serve underserved and unique populations, and reducing travels to health care providers (Neville 2018; Tian et al., 2021). It is a technology that care practitioners cannot overlook as they look forward to more accessible, quick, and safer nursing practice.

Telehealth use depends on many factors. According to Bokolo (2021), technology adoption is expensive since it forces health care organizations to change health care delivery models. Massive resources are also spent to acquire and implement new technologies, implying that organizational resources are a key influence as far as technology selection is concerned. The situation and government policies also influence technology use in a health care setting. Monaghesh and Hajizadeh (2020) mentioned that telehealth adoption has increased due to government regulation to reduce physical interaction and observe social distancing. Culture/social norms are another determinant. In rural settings, health care facilities cannot intensify technology use if patients are not tech-savvy or receptive to technology use.

Telehealth implementation can only be justified by analyzing its outcomes in health practice. Firstly, telehealth is associated with better patient outcomes. For instance, it ensures that patients receive a wide range of health care services, including health education, treatment advice, and monitoring, at their convenient locations (Gajarawala&Pelkowski, 2021; Monaghesh & Hajizadeh, 2020). Telehealth also promotes access to health care services. Besides enabling health care providers to serve many populations, it ensures that providers are accessible and health care services are more affordable (Neville 2018; Tian et al., 2021). Health care organizations looking forward to safe and satisfactory patient care based on a collaborative practice should also consider telehealth.

Conclusion

The current health practice is largely tech-driven. In response, health care organizations must implement the necessary technologies as situations prompt. From the annotated bibliography, health care research demonstrates the vital role of telehealth in promoting access to care and as an effective, reliable option for safe and quality care. Health care teams also collaborate through telehealth as they monitor, serve, and advise patients remotely.

References

Bokolo, A. J. (2021). Exploring the adoption of telemedicine and virtual software for care of outpatients during and after COVID-19 pandemic. Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971-), 190(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11845-020-02299-z

Gajarawala, S. N., &Pelkowski, J. N. (2021).Telehealth benefits and barriers. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners: JNP, 17(2), 218–221. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2020.09.013

Monaghesh, E., &Hajizadeh, A. (2020). The role of telehealth during COVID-19 outbreak: A systematic review based on current evidence. BMC Public Health, 20(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09301-4

Neville, C. W. (2018). Telehealth: A balanced look at incorporating this technology into practice. SAGE Open Nursing, 4, 2377960818786504. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F2377960818786504

Tian, E. J., Venugopalan, S., Kumar, S., & Beard, M. (2021). The impacts of and outcomes from telehealth delivered in prisons: A systematic review. PloS One, 16(5), e0251840. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251840

Write a 4-6 page annotated bibliography where you identify peer-reviewed publications that promote the use of a selected technology to enhance quality and safety standards in nursing.

Introduction

Before you begin to develop the assessment you are encouraged to complete the Annotated Bibliography Formative Assessment. Completing this activity will help you succeed with the assessment and counts towards course engagement.

Rapid changes in information technology go hand-in-hand with progress in quality health care delivery, nursing practice, and interdisciplinary team collaboration. The following are only a few examples of how the health care field uses technology to provide care to patients across multiple settings:

• Patient monitoring devices.
• Robotics.
• Electronic medical records.
• Data management resources.
• Ready access to current science.

Technology is essential to the advancement of the nursing profession, maintaining quality care outcomes, patient safety, and research.

This assessment will give you the opportunity to deepen your knowledge of how technology can enhance quality and safety standards in nursing. You will prepare an annotated bibliography on technology in nursing. A well-prepared annotated bibliography is a comprehensive commentary on the content of scholarly publications and other sources of evidence about a selected nursing-related technology. A bibliography of this type provides a vehicle for workplace discussion to address gaps in nursing practice and to improve patient care outcomes. As nurses become more accountable in their practice, they are being called upon to expand their role of caregiver and advocate to include fostering research and scholarship to advance nursing practice. An annotated bibliography stimulates innovative thinking to find solutions and approaches to effectively and efficiently address these issues.

Preparation

To successfully complete this assessment, perform the following preparatory activities:

• Select a SINGLE direct or indirect patient care technology that is relevant to your current practice or of interest to you. Direct patient care technologies require an interaction, or direct contact, between the nurse and patient. Nurses use direct patient care technologies every day when delivering care to patients. Electronic thermometers or pulse oximeters are examples of direct patient care technologies. Indirect patient care technologies, on the other hand, are those employed on behalf of the patient. They do not require interaction, or direct contact, between the nurse and patient. A handheld device for patient documentation is an example of an indirect patient care technology. Examples of topics to consider for your annotated bibliography include:
  • Delivery robots.
  • Electronic medication administration with barcoding.
  • Electronic clinical documentation with clinical decision support.
  • Patient sensor devices/wireless communication solutions.
  • Real-time location systems.
  • Remote patient monitoring.
  • Artificial intelligence.
  • Telehealth.
  • Telestroke.
  • Tele-icu.
  • Tele-psychiatry.
  • Tele-genetics.
  • Workflow management systems.
• Conduct a library search using the various electronic databases available through the Capella University Library.
  • Consult the BSN Program Library Research Guide for help in identifying scholarly and/or authoritative sources.
  • Access the NHS Learner Success Lab, linked in the courseroom navigation menu, for additional resources.
• Scan the search results related to your chosen technology.
• Select four peer-reviewed publications focused on your selected topic that are the most interesting to you.
• Evaluate the impact of patient care technologies on desired outcomes.
  • Analyze current evidence on the impact of a selected patient care technology on patient safety, quality of care, and the interdisciplinary team.
  • Integrate current evidence about the impact of a selected patient care technology on patient safety, quality of care, and the interdisciplinary team into a recommendation.

Notes

• Publications may be research studies or review articles from a professional source. Newspapers, magazines, and blogs are not considered professional sources.
• Your selections need to be current—within the last five years.

An Evidence-based Recommendation for Selected Technology Implementation

Prepare a 4–6 page paper in which you introduce your selected technology and describe at least four peer-reviewed publications that promote the use of your selected technology to enhance quality and safety standards in nursing. You will conclude your paper by summarizing why you recommend a particular technology by underscoring the evidence-based resources you presented. Be sure that your paper includes all of the following elements:

• Introduction to the Selected Technology Topic
  • What is your rationale for selecting this particular technology topic? Why are you interested in this?
  • What research process did you employ?
    • Which databases did you use?
    • Which search terms did you use?
    • Note: In this section of your bibliography, you may use first-person since you are asked to describe your rationale for selecting the topic and the research strategies you employed. Use third person in the rest of the bibliography, however.
• Annotation Elements
  • For each resource, include the full reference followed by the annotation.
  • Explain the focus of the research or review article you chose.
  • Provide a summary overview of the publication.
    • According to this source, what is the impact of this technology on patient safety and quality of care?
    • According to this source, what is the relevance of this technology to nursing practice and the work of the interdisciplinary health care team?
    • Why did you select this publication to write about out of the many possible options? In other words, make the case as to why this resource is important for health care practitioners to read.
• Summary of Recommendation
  • How would you tie together the key learnings from each of the four publications you examined?
  • What organizational factors influence the selection of a technology in a health care setting? Consider such factors as organizational policies, resources, culture/social norms, commitment, training programs, and/or employee empowerment.
  • How would you justify the implementation and use of the technology in a health care setting? This is the section where you will justify (prove) that the implementation of the
    patient care technology is appropriate or not. The evidence should be cited from the literature that was noted in the annotated bibliography.
    • Consider the impact of the technology on the health care organization, patientcare/satisfaction, and interdisciplinary team productivity, satisfaction, and retention.

Al Kuwaiti, A., Nazer, K., Al-Reedy, A., Al-Shehri, S., Al-Muhanna, A., Subbarayalu, A. V., … & Al-Muhanna, F. A. (2023). A review of the role of artificial intelligence in healthcare. Journal of Personalized Medicine, 13(6), 951. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm13060951

AI has numerous applications that impact key aspects of care, such as access, interactions, and timeliness. In this article, the authors focus on the role of AI tools in supporting virtual care, patient engagement, medical imaging, and other administrative functions. Al Kuwaiti et al. (2023) illustrate how AI can be used to detect clinical conditions, provide virtual care, and spot medical prescription errors. In the health context, high patient safety is achieved by integrating tools and systems that help providers manage processes better and prevent errors. The quality improves through improved data analysis and better patient-provider engagement achieved through AI. These higher capacities underline the significance of AI in nursing practice, while the interdisciplinary health care team benefits from AI-enabled communication and tools for patient monitoring. The article is a comprehensive review of the critical role of AI in health care revolution. It also explains the importance of AI governance to reduce privacy and safety challenges that inhibit its effectiveness. Health care professionals should read it for a better understanding of the capacity of AI in patient care and how to govern it to maximize its potential.

Alowais, S. A., Alghamdi, S. S., Alsuhebany, N., Alqahtani, T., Alshaya, A. I., Almohareb, S. N., … & Albekairy, A. M. (2023). Revolutionizing healthcare: the role of artificial intelligence in clinical practice. BMC Medical Education, 23(1), 689. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-023-04698-z

In this article, the authors demonstrate AI as a technology pivotal in transforming heath care in various capacities, including patient care and quality of life. Broadly, the article focuses on the critical role of AI in clinical practice and the benefits associated with its integration into patient care. As Alowais et al. (2023) explain, health professionals can use AI to diagnose ailments, develop treatment plans, and make clinical decisions. Better patient safety through the technology is realized through improved diagnostic accuracy, which reduces the probability of medical errors significantly. Besides high accuracy, the authors stress that AI helps to reduce time and save costs in a higher capacity than traditional methods. To benefit nursing and the interdisciplinary health care team, AI facilitates precision medicine and clinical decision support, enabling teams to tailor care according to patient needs. Overall, the article provides a comprehensive summary of AI uses in health care, including diagnosis, treatment, and clinical decision-making. Health care practitioner should read it to improve their knowledge of the effective use of AI and how it can support them to achieve higher outcomes.

Bajwa, J., Munir, U., Nori, A., & Williams, B. (2021). Artificial intelligence in healthcare: transforming the practice of medicine. Future Healthcare Journal, 8(2), e188–e194. https://doi.org/10.7861/fhj.2021-0095

AI is a powerful tool for improved patient outcomes but could be disruptive depending on its use. In this article, Bajwa et al. (2021) reviewed the recent breakthroughs in AI applications in health care and how to build reliable and safe systems. From a patient perspective, AI is demonstrated as using systems that learn and solve problems in health care. Such systems operate intelligently and adaptively to translate patients’ medical records and provide a likely diagnosis. AI’s ability to learn and recognize patterns is crucial for high-quality care since it improves the accuracy of illness detection. Accuracy further saves medical costs by preventing costly diagnostic and prescription errors. In nursing, AI is the foundation of data-driven care, enabling interdisciplinary teams to collect, share, and use data for improved clinical decisions. The authors further underlined the importance of human-centered AI systems to make the technology more reliable and effective. The article describes how to build AI-augment systems in health care, besides explaining its benefits to patients, nurses, and care facilities. Overall, it is a valuable resource for health care practitioners to improve their knowledge of AI’s role in transforming the practice of medicine and what informatics implies in present and future practice.

Summary of Recommendation

As health care organizations continue integrating technology into patient care, the role of AI must be considered. The reviewed research (Ali et al., 2023; Alowais et al., 2023) demonstrates that better patient safety and high-care quality can be achieved through improved diagnosis, treatment, and decision-making associated with AI integration into patient care. Interdisciplinary teams further benefit from data collection, sharing, and processing to improve interactions and care approaches (Al Kuwaiti et al., 2023; Bajwa et al., 2021). However, AI’s effectiveness depends on various organizational factors, including the ability to govern AI, supporting infrastructure, and users’ knowledge to process and interpret data. As a result, a culture that supports technology use and empowers users is crucial to ensure the safe and effective use of AI.

When considering opportunities for care improvement, health care facilities should prioritize AI and support its adoption and sustained use. The benefits associated with its use justify its implementation in a health care setting seeking to deliver high outcomes and empower its workforce to achieve the quadruple aim (Bajwa et al., 2021). Through AI, health care organizations can save costs by reducing medical errors and maximizing the promise of precision medicine. Patient satisfaction also improves through accurate diagnosis and treatment. The interdisciplinary team benefits from data availability and the potential of AI tools to augment human capacity. This reduces workload, leading to high satisfaction and retention.

Conclusion

Health care technologies benefit patients, nursing professionals, and health care organizations differently. AI can potentially improve diagnosis and treatment, leading to high-quality care and patient safety. Accuracy reduces medical errors and associated costs, goals health care professionals and leaders should strive to achieve. For improved capacity for AI, organizations should empower users and invest in systems that reduce privacy and security risks associated with AI integration into patient care.

Example Assessment: You may use the following to give you an idea of what a Proficient or higher rating on the scoring guide would look like:

• Assessment 3 Example [PDF].

Additional Requirements

• Written communication: Ensure written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
• Length: 4–6-typed, double-spaced pages.
• Number of resources: Cite a minimum of four peer-reviewed publications, not websites.
• Font and font size: Use Times New Roman, 12 point.
• APA: Follow APA style and formatting guidelines for all bibliographic entries. Refer to Evidence and APA as needed.

Competencies Measured

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:

• Competency 3: Evaluate the impact of patient care technologies on desired outcomes.
  • Analyze current evidence on the impact of a selected patient care technology on patient safety, quality of care, and the interdisciplinary team.
  • Integrate current evidence about the impact of a selected patient care technology on patient safety, quality of care, and the interdisciplinary team into a recommendation.
• Competency 4: Recommend the use of a technology to enhance quality and safety standards for patients.
  • Describe organizational factors influencing the selection of a technology in the health care setting.
  • Justify the implementation and use of a selected technology in a health care setting.
• Competency 5: Apply professional, scholarly communication to facilitate use of health information and patient care technologies.
  • Create a clear, well-organized, and professional annotated bibliography that is generally free from errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
  • Follow APA style and formatting guidelines for all bibliographic entries.

SAMPLE 2

Introduction:

The current healthcare system makes extensive use of various forms of technology in order to enhance patient care, which has been linked to better overall patient outcomes. The provision of care for patients, which includes encouraging patient participation in that care, is the primary responsibility that I have as a nurse. At the moment, patient engagement is serving as the foundation of high-quality care, and one of the stated objectives of healthcare organizations is to increase its prevalence. There is a correlation between patients being actively involved in their own care and better health outcomes, as well as an increase in the level of patient satisfaction. Patients are able to more easily participate in their own care as a result of technological advancements such as e-mail, text messaging, and patient portals that are accessible online. A patient portal is a secure online website that is utilized by healthcare systems to provide patients with access to their own personal health information from any location in the world where they have access to the internet. Patients are able to access this information from any location in the world. Patients have the ability to access their own health records, which may include information about their most recent visits to the doctor, by entering a username and password that are kept strictly confidential. Patient portals, which allow patients to have secure communication with their providers and access to their electronic medical records, may encourage patients to take an active role in their healthcare (EMRs). Articles that promote the utilization of patient portals as a means to enhance nursing quality and safety will be discussed in this section. I was able to retrieve four articles from the reputable medical database known as PubMed Central, which is utilized to locate reliable evidence for various medical procedures. In order to verify the validity of the chosen journals and articles, I applied the CRAAP test. During the course of my investigation, I used a variety of search terms, some of which included patient engagement, patient portals, and electronic personal health records.

Alving, B. E., Christensen, J. B., & Thrysøe, L. (2018). Hospital nurses’ information retrieval behaviours in relation to evidence-based nursing: a literature review. Health Information & Libraries Journal, 35(1), 3-23.

Alving et al., (2018) wrote this article following the systematic review method. The goal of this review of the literature was to give an overview of how clinical nurses find and use information, including how often they use databases and other information resources. A population, exposures, and outcomes (PEO) search strategy was used to find the studies, with a focus on which databases or other sources of information hospital nurses use to find evidence-based information and how often they do so. Five databases were used to do the methodical searches. Authors/researchers often say that they use Google and its competitors because they don’t have enough time, information, retrieval skills, or training in database searching. Only a few studies have been done on how clinical nurses retrieve things, and more research is needed from Europe and Australia.

Lee, S. E., & Quinn, B. L. (2019). Incorporating medication administration safety in undergraduate nursing education: A literature review. Nurse education today, 72, 77-83.

Students in nursing programs have improved their competency in medication safety thanks to the use of simulation exercises, technological tools, and online learning modules. Because not all nursing programs may have access to simulation technology, particular technological aids, or online learning, educators ought to take into consideration developing and evaluating educational interventions that can be implemented within the classroom setting. The competencies of nursing students, such as their understanding of safe medication administration, should be evaluated in subsequent research using psychometrically sound instruments, which should either be developed or used already.

Casillas, A., Abhat, A., Mahajan, A., Moreno, G., Brown, A. F., Simmons, S., & Szilagyi, P. (2020). Portals of change: how patient portals will ultimately work for safety net populations. Journal of medical Internet research, 22(10), e16835.

The article gives examples of how patient portals may help people who don’t get enough care get the care they need. Casillas et al. (2020) say that research shows a link between using patient portals and better care and health outcomes, especially for people with long-term illnesses. The authors also say that patients can manage many parts of their care from the comfort of their own homes using patient portals, which were described in the last sentence (Casillas et al., 2020). Because of this, patients may be able to talk to the interdisciplinary care team through patient portals. Make sure that all of their health worries are taken care of. The authors found that in the last few years, a number of patient portals have been added to safety net systems. Patient portals have made it possible for healthcare systems to talk directly to patients and share information with them over the internet. This makes them a safety net. Most of these patients have problems during their clinical visits, so patient portals could help improve the overall quality of care that vulnerable patients get. The number of low-income patients who are interested in patient portals has gone up, according to new data that the authors used. The data show that the people who are part of the safety net are getting more excited about and willing to use patient portals. The authors suggest that healthcare systems work together to set up patient portals so that medical care can be given effectively to vulnerable groups. The article’s findings show that nurses and other members of the interdisciplinary team can use patient portals to help all of their patients, even those on the safety net, get the care they need. The authors have shown through credible evidence that using a patient portal can improve patient outcomes and make it easier for patients to talk to their care providers (Casillas et al., 2020). So, I strongly suggest that healthcare organizations look into the possibility of adding patient portals to their system to make sure that all of their patients have access to their own health information and can talk to their care providers. In the long run, this will help patients do better.

Elkind, E. C., & Higgins, K. M. (2018). Patient portal considerations. Nursing Management, 49(3), 9-11.

According to the findings of recent research that are presented in this article, the utilization of patient portals may have additional benefits not only for individual patients but also for the entire healthcare system as a whole. This is said to support better health outcomes and contribute to the study’s findings. The findings of the authors demonstrate that patient portals make it possible for direct communication to occur between medical professionals and patients, as well as between patients and their families (Elkind & Higgins, 2018). As a consequence of this, the interdisciplinary team is in a position to discuss with their patients the decisions that they have reached regarding their healthcare and the goals that are associated with their healthcare. Additionally, the authors believe that the implementation of patient portals in healthcare settings has the potential to improve both workflow and outcomes for patients. This is due to the fact that the data that is stored is reviewed to ensure that it satisfies the requirements set forth by the healthcare industry and that it is of some use. This is because there is an increased emphasis on promoting patient portals. Evidence of the potential benefits that patient portals may have, for both patients and the healthcare settings in which they are used, has been provided in this article. Additionally, the authors assert that patient portals are an efficient method of connecting patients and healthcare professionals, which may result in improved patient outcomes (Elkind & Higgins, 2018). In light of the information presented in this article regarding the advantages of using patient portals, I would strongly recommend making use of them. In order to improve the overall quality of healthcare and the outcomes for individual patients, medical facilities should implement and make use of patient portals. Patient portals have the potential to improve nursing practice and, as a result, the delivery of quality care in a variety of different healthcare settings.

Graham, T. A., Ali, S., Avdagovska, M., & Ballermann, M. (2020). Effects of a web-based patient portal on patient satisfaction and missed appointment rates: survey study. Journal of medical Internet research, 22(5), e17955.

This article provides compelling evidence that the use of patient portals is linked to lower rates of patients skipping appointments, lower costs of medical care, and better patient experiences. The patient portal enables digital access to the self-management of patients’ health concerns, as well as scheduling features and important health information, according to Graham et al’s findings from 2020. The authors’ findings indicate that patients can use online portals to schedule and attend appointments, as well as have private communications with their healthcare providers (Graham et al., 2020). As a result, nurses and other members of the interdisciplinary team are able to monitor the health status of their patients and, if necessary, alter the care plan if the patient’s condition does not improve. The patient portal is associated with advantages for the healthcare system, the study’s findings indicate. These advantages include lower costs as a result of spending less time mailing paper documents, less time fielding appointment-related phone calls, and fewer clinical appointments being missed (Graham et al., 2020). One of the many important advantages that patient portals can offer the healthcare system is the potential improvement of the clinical workflow. Therefore, I strongly advise medical facilities to adopt the use of patient portals in order to increase both patient satisfaction and the general quality of healthcare.

Portz, J. D., Bayliss, E. A., Bull, S., Boxer, R. S., Bekelman, D. B., Gleason, K., & Czaja, S. (2019). Using the technology acceptance model to explore user experience, intent to use, and use behavior of a patient portal among older adults with multiple chronic conditions: descriptive qualitative study. Journal of medical Internet research, 21(4), e11604.

This article discusses the use of a patient portal to aid chronically ill older patients in managing their health. Patient portals are promising clinical tools, particularly for the elderly, per Portz et al. (2019). In terms of taking control of their conditions, the patient portal will be most beneficial to older individuals with multiple chronic conditions. According to the authors, patient portals can improve access to the information of healthcare professionals and communication with care providers (Portz et al. 2019). Nurses and interdisciplinary teams may find patient portals useful in assisting older patients with a variety of chronic illnesses to manage their health. Although the elderly may find it challenging to adopt a patient portal, research indicates that their interest in doing so is growing. This study lends credence to data indicating that older patients, particularly those with chronic illnesses, are more interested in and utilize patient portals. The growing interest of elderly patients in patient portals may increase patient satisfaction in healthcare facilities. The article provides essential information on how the patient portal could enhance care for chronically ill elderly patients (Portz et al., 2019).

Conclusion

To summarise, the evidence that was presented in the articles lends support to the utilization of patient portals as a means of increasing nursing quality and safety standards. According to the articles, patient portals might make it easier for patients to get the care they need and might even improve patient outcomes. According to the data, there is a rising interest among patients in patient portals. Therefore, healthcare organizations should implement patient portals in order to improve the care they provide to patients and the outcomes they achieve. There have been a number of studies that back the idea that patient portals can improve medical care. It’s possible for nurses working in healthcare settings to offer patients training on patient portals and encourage their use as a means of improving patient outcomes overall.

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