Challenges and opportunities of using tele-nursing during COVID-19 pandemic: An integrative review

Introduction: Telenursing during the COVID-19 pandemic with an emphasis on self-care is an effective approach to help patients, hospitals, as well as community. Despite the many challenges and benefits, tele-nursing can be used to help COVID 19 patients with new technologies. This study aimed to explore the challenges and opportunities of using tele-nursing in the COVID 19 Pandemic for helping patients with COVID 19 to gain better care. Material and Methods: An integrative review was conducted from December, 2019 to January, 2021. Databases of PubMed, MEDLINE, Web of Science, Scopus, CINHAL, and google scholar were searched on the concept of tele-nursing by using the following keywords, of COVID-19, Coronavirus, Telenursing, nurse roles, technology, Pandemics and Internet. DaA ta were analyzed according to Broome method. Results: The main results of tele-nursing in COVID 19 includes: implementation problems, insurance coverage, prevention of nurses, the problem of continuing care, and changing the roles of nurses’ infections, development of nursing knowledge, the emergence of technological care providing, emphasis on patient independence and transmission cycle control. Conclusion: Tele-nursing, this, despite the challenges, has many benefits that are effective in the current situation and effective, and reliable measure, through effective planning and implementation, help control COVID-19.