Specialized nurses' role in ensuring patient safety within the context of telehealth in home care: a scoping review. October 23, 2024

https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/specialized-nurses-role-ensuring-patient-safety-within-context-telehealth-home-care-scoping Specialized nurses' role in ensuring patient safety within the context of telehealth in home care: a scoping review. Vaismoradi M, Rae J, Turunen H, et al. Digit Health. 2024;10:20552076241287272. As management of many acute and chronic conditions shifts to outpatient and community settings, telehealth is increasing in use. In this scoping review, the authors explore how specialized nurses (e.g., advanced practice nurses, nurse practitioners) advance patient safety through telehealth in home care. Based on 23 included studies, the authors identified several ways in which specialized nurses leverage telehealth to enhance patient safety in home care, such as increasing patient and caregiver confidence and satisfaction, monitoring and timely intervention, supporting patient engagement and adherence, and promoting medication safety.