Telenursing & Global Health

Claudia C. Bartz PhD, RN, FAANInternational Council of Nurses

cbartz@uwm.eduMed-e-Tel 1 April 2009

Presentation ObjectivesPresentation Objectives

• Describe ICN• Discuss potential synergy

between ICN programmesand telenursing

• Discuss use case fortelenursing and global health

International Council of NursesInternational Council of Nurses

• A federation of 133 national nursesassociations

• Represents >13 million nurses• Goals

– bring nursing together worldwide– advance the nursing profession– influence health policy globally

International Council of NursesInternational Council of Nurses

• Human resources & practiceenvironments– ICN Code of Ethics– Int’l Centre for Human Resources in Nursing

• Leader development– Global Nursing Leadership Network

• Special projects & partnerships– Girl-Child project with FNIF

• Biennial congresses & conferences• ICN/Merck Mobile Library

International Council of NursesInternational Council of Nurses

• Twelve ICN Nursing Networks– http://www.icn.ch/networks.htm

• ICN Telenursing Network launch at ICNCongress, Durban SA, 27 June – 3 July2009– Press release TODAY

• Telenursing• Regulation• Research• Leadership• HIV/AIDS• Advanced Practice• Remote & Rural Nursing• Socio-economic Welfare• Nurse Politicians• Disaster Response• Nursing Students• Nursing Education

NursingNursingNetworksNetworks

ICN & TelenursingICN & Telenursing

• ICN Programme Pillars– Nursing regulation– Socio-economic welfare– Professional practice

ICN Pillar: NursingICN Pillar: NursingRegulation & TelenursingRegulation & Telenursing

• Telenurse concepts (eg,education, credentialing,practice levels) can broadenICN regulation terminologydevelopment and application

• Telenursing may testtraditional license boundaries

ICN Pillar: SocioICN Pillar: Socio--economiceconomicWelfare & TelenursingWelfare & Telenursing

• Telenursing can extend reachof health care providers inunderserved areas

• Telenursing can strengthenoccupational healthsurveillance and intervention

ICN Pillar: ProfessionalICN Pillar: ProfessionalPractice & TelenursingPractice & Telenursing

• Telenursing can extend ICN-Lilly collaboration for MDR-tuberculosis programme

• Telenursing can strengthenICN strategies for HIV/AIDSpopulations

ICN Pillar: ProfessionalICN Pillar: ProfessionalPractice & TelenursingPractice & Telenursing

• Telenursing can employ theInternational Classification forNursing Practice (ICNP®)forstandardized documentation ofnursing diagnoses, interventionsand client outcomes, and for dataretrieval and analysis

Telenursing & Global HealthTelenursing & Global Health

• Leverage deliverytechnologies

• Apply the nursing process• Emphasize nursing strengths

– Health promotion & wellness– From person to community– Lifelong care continuum

Telenursing & Global HealthTelenursing & Global HealthChallengesChallenges

• Thinner practice boundaries(licensure, certification)

• Assuring competence amongproviders

• Ensuring care & outcomesdata are retrievable

Telenursing & Global HealthTelenursing & Global HealthChallengesChallenges

• Culturally sensitive care• Research for efficacy of

delivery modalities• Research for quality of care

and care-related clientoutcomes

ICN 24ICN 24thth QuadrennialQuadrennialCongressCongress

Leading Change; Building HealthierNations

Durban, South Africa27 June – 4 July 2009

www.icn.ch