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The Internet of Things for basic nursing care-A scoping review
Riitta Mieronkoski1, Iman Azimi2, Amir M Rahmani3
1Department of Nursing Science, University of Turku, FI-20014 Turun Yliopisto, Finland.
The Internet of Things (IoT) offers emerging innovations to enhance hospital nursing care and patient safety. Deeper nursing involvement in engineering research can better leverage IoT potential for improved healthcare.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Science
- Health Informatics
- Technology in Healthcare
Background:
- The Internet of Things (IoT) connects devices for data refinement.
- IoT technology can potentially enhance basic nursing care quality and patient safety in hospitals.
Purpose of the Study:
- Introduce Internet of Things (IoT) concepts to nurses.
- Explore the current state of IoT technology for basic hospital nursing care.
Main Methods:
- A scoping review following Arksey & O'Malley's stages.
- Searched eight databases, screening over 5000 retrievals to select 62 relevant papers.
Main Results:
- Most reviewed papers were from technology conferences/journals.
- IoT innovations were identified in comprehensive assessment, reassessment, daily living activities, and care management.
- Innovations are emerging and in early stages of development.
Conclusions:
- Internet of Things (IoT) technology offers potential for basic nursing care innovations.
- IoT adoption in nursing is currently limited, with unexploited potential.
- Nursing science could benefit from increased collaboration with engineering research in health.
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