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Telenursing & Global Health
Claudia C. Bartz PhD, RN, FAANInternational Council of Nurses
[email protected] 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