Computing and Nursing

The general objective of the subject is to train students in the technologies and skills of computer programs and Internet resources that are used in the field of nursing. Opening doors of self-learning and new expectations and possibilities for self-realization and research.


In particular, emphasis will be placed on four key objectives:

1. Knowledge of computer tools for nursing management.

2. Knowledge of telematic management means available in this field.

3. Knowledge of the possibilities of the Internet in the search for information in health matters and in its online publication. Nursing Social Networks.

4. Management of a nursing project management software.

1: Computer tools for nursing management.

2: Computerized Management of Nursing Office.

3: Computerized Management of Nursing on the Web.

4: Nursing project management.

Students will be given the information they need (multimedia guides, explanatory videos, demonstrations, case studies ...) including the best E-guides and E-manuals on the Web.

1) Referenciaranse a mellores E-guías e E-manuais da Rede.
2) Ministerio de Sanidad. Gobierno de España:
Telemedicina.Ministerio de Sanidad y Consumo - Instituto Nacional de la Salud - Dirección General de Organización y Planificación Sanitaria. Elaborado por: Tomás Tenza Pérez. Dirección General de Oranización. Coordinación: Enrique Palau Beato.https://ingesa.sanidad.gob.es/bibliotecaPublicaciones/publicaciones/int…

3) CDC. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services USA.gov
Implementing telemedicine services during COVID-19: guiding principles and considerations for a stepwise approach.Interim guidance
Republished without changes on 7 May 2021. (Originally published on 13 November 2020).

Telehealth and Telemedicine: A Research Anthology of Law and Policy Resources.Public Health Professionals Gateway.
Resources for Identification and Discussion of Barriers to Telehealth. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
USA.gov CDC Website. Page last reviewed: July 31, 2019. https://www.cdc.gov/phlp/publications/topic/anthologies/anthologies-tel…

Utilization of Outpatient Telehealth Services in Parity and Nonparity States 2010–2015external icon
Jillian B. Harvey et al., Telemedicine Journal and e-Health (2018), http://doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2017.0265external icon.


Telehealth and Remote Patient Monitoring Use in Medicare and Selected Federal Programsexternal icon
United States Government Accountability Office (2017).

A report by the US Government Accountability Office highlighting views of provider, payer, and patient associations about the potential benefits of and barriers to telehealth in government healthcare programs. The study provides data on the use of telehealth in services offered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Department of Defense, and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Telehealthexternal icon Reed V. Tuckson et al., 377 New England Journal of Medicine 1585 (2017), doi: 10.1056/NEJMsr1503323.

- Management of specific computer programs.

- Knowledge of the options of the subject on the Internet.

- Knowledge of nursing management systems.

- Knowledge of the available resources applicable to nursing.

- Knowledge of telematic communication systems in the intermediation of the labor market.

- Use of useful internet resources in the management and practice of nursing management.

- Ability to face the challenge of new technologies and be able to extract the maximum profitability from the Internet applied to nursing.

-Propose research papers and new media to publish them. Managing E-innovation.

-And above all to facilitate an open vision and new fields of application, new ways and possibilities.

-The teaching will be face-to-face,from a practical point of view, based on the experience of teachers and the bibliography.

The evaluation and continues by means of the discussion of cases, the realization of works in group and / or individual.

3 ECTS:
Lectures 9 hours
Interactive teaching laboratory 12 hours
Tutorials 3 hours
Autonomous work of the student 51 hours

Regular class attendance and carrying out the different exercises proposed in the practical classes.

Complemented with research and search for information on specific topics of interest to students.

ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY
The delivery of works in digital format will be promoted. If a printed work is requested for the subject, either individual or group, the following indications will be taken into account:
- Avoid plastic caps or other unnecessary outer wraps.
- Whenever possible, use staples instead of spirals.
- "Ink-saving" quality double-sided printing.
- Do not use blank sheets as chapter or part dividers.
- Avoid annexes that do not have direct reference to the topics covered in the papers.
For more information see:https://www.usc.gal/es/usc/institucional/desarrollo-sostenible

GENDER PERSPECTIVE
In view of the criteria of gender equality in the university environment, it is recommended to use non-sexist language both in daily classroom work and in requested academic work. The information can be obtained at the following link:
http://www.usc.es/export/sites/default/gl/servizos/oix/descargas/lingua…

Other measures will also be used to apply the gender approach in teaching, such as the recognition and consideration of the particular situations of students, the promotion of an egalitarian climate of interactions, the egalitarian organization of groups whenever possible, the deployment of scientific contributions and techniques. of women in the subject and of the students themselves, and the introduction of gender as a category of analysis of students' work.

PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION
The regulations on privacy and protection of personal data available at https://www.usc.gal/gl/normativa/protecciondatos/index.html will be followed.

MOBILE PHONE USE
The use of the mobile phone in the classroom is restricted to its use as a work tool, following the instructions given by the teacher, holding the student responsible for the legal and academic consequences that may arise from improper use of it.