The New Frontier in Care: A Systematic Review of Nursing Implications of Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) for Managing Chronic Diseases
Abstract
Background: The increasing global burden of noncommunicable diseases necessitates shifting from episodic to ongoing, proactive models of care. Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) reacts by enabling patient health information to be collected from outside of clinical settings. Though its economic and technological benefits are well established, the profound implications for the nursing practice are an important area that needs to be synthesized.
Aim: The purpose of this review is to explore the different implications of RPM on nursing responsibilities, roles, and workflows in the management of chronic diseases.
Methods: The method employed was a narrative review to synthesize and critically appraise relevant studies published between 2015 and 2024.
Results: Integration of RPM alters the nurse's role from direct care provider to a hybrid "virtualist" with expertise in data interpretation, patient education, and technology. This impacts the patient-nurse relationship, offering enhanced connectivity as well as risks of depersonalization. At the operational level, RPM requires redesign of workflow to minimize alert fatigue and promote interprofessional practice. The review also identifies key ethical concerns, including data privacy, equity of access, and surveillance potential.
Conclusion: RPM is an innovative tool that improves, not replaces, nursing practice. Its successful utilization depends on informed investment in nurses through personalized education, workflow optimization, and accurate ethical guidelines to establish a viable, patient-centered future for the treatment of chronic diseases.
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Copyright (c) 2024 Mohammed Bakheet Dhaif ALdossary, Maid Abdul Hameed Al-Enezi, Muneerah Mubarak Aldosary, Refah Abdullah Mohammed ALdawsari, Afrah Mubarak Saeed ALdawsari, Samar Mushabab Hadi Al Mahboob, Raghad Saad Naser ALdusari, Hanan Sanad Saffan Alanazi, Fayiz Ali Alshehri, Ghurmullah Mukharrib Khalaf Almalki, ALia Mata Alanazi, Hanin Mohammed Mufareh Asiri, Salam Fahad Alsubei, Osama Abdulilah Alhamdan, Ramzi Hamzah ALkhaibari
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