Abstract

Aim: This paper is an analysis of the concept of telehealth from a nursing perspective.
Background: This relieves strain on workers and reimburses for the separation between affected ones and caregivers. Telehealth is a cutting-edge healthcare method that uses electronic communication to improve patient care. The use of mobile communication to convey health data has increased the use of the word m-health, which may be defined as “healthcare computing, medical sensor, and communications technologies.” This approach saves money on infrastructure and is ideal for providing health care services in understaffed locations like rural health clinics, ships, trains, and airplanes.
Method: The Walker et al, [1]. 8 steps used to examine the concept analysis of Telehealth. The literature source was based on peer-reviewed English articles from different search databases such as PubMed, CINAHL, EBSCOhost, and Google Scholar. The comprehensive literature review unearthed the common terms used in concept analysis and their defining characteristics were identified.
Discussion: Telehealth, through its prompt use, is of importance in that it has helped a number of people in the delivery of services to remote places that they have no access to medicine and consultation quite often. Over time, many advancements will be taken into consideration and are still under development since it is a developing industry. This will be a milestone in the field of medicine.
Conclusion: Telehealth is suitable for individuals who do not want to go to the health institutions. Patients should, however, verify the credentials of the healthcare provider giving service. Nowadays, healthcare facilities have had a significant influence from the technological sector, and more are gradually deviating towards telecommunication.

Keywords: Telenursing; Telemedicine; Concept analysis; Nursing patient safety; E-health; Telehealth