Telenursing in Incidents and Disasters: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Disasters of any kind can affect public health severely. A shortage of health care specialists, such as physicians and nurses, during a disaster is a challenge for health care systems. The use of technology is 1 emerging strategy for addressing the continually increasing demand for care. Moreover, nurses may use technology in their roles. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to identify the application of telehealth in disasters.

Source: Journal of Emergency Nursing: JEN - April 28, 2020 Category: Nursing Authors: Mahdiye Nejadshafiee, Kambiz Bahaadinbeigy, Majid Kazemi, Mahmood Nekoei-Moghadam Tags: Research Source Type: research