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Telehealth is the use of technology to provide out-of-office medical services. When taking telehealth into account, and using humanoid robots to care for patients, a key point is to remember that robots do not replace human interaction in the sense of responsiveness and caring. When looking at it from the perspective of the patient interacting with a robot or AI, the robot and AI’s responses could be limited. Responsiveness has been listed as, “engaging with care receiver; Care values are expressed between nurse and nursed.” Therefore, the full range of emotions, needs and verbal responses that a patient might have or exhibit a robot might never fully have the capacity to have or reciprocate. The health providers perspective might have similarities to using a robot or AI as a bridge to the patient because information can get lost in translation. When in person, things can be clarified. The patients' feelings or emotions regarding a certain symptom can be better read and addressed by someone with the capacity to fully understand them.

In “Development and Psychometric Testing of the Technological Competency as caring in Nursing Instrument”, Parcells and Locsin state that these three skills of the many are important, key skills a nurse must hold in order to better patient health experience when technology is involved:

-Technology assists nurses in knowing the “who” and “what” of persons.

-Nurses use unique techniques to care for patients.

-Technological competence is the proficient use of machines within a caring point of view.

When creating a chatbot using google. Questions regarding the patients “who’s” and “what’s were added to the questionnaire the bot would use to get the users on the right track. As a nursing student, it helps one understand the importance of knowing key things about a patient. Such as their age, gender, weight ect. It also helps the student understand the importance of the wide varieties of techniques that nurses use in order to get the job done.

As a nurse who specializes in technology, one would have to create technology, such as a chatbot, which can be used as a screening option. It can be used and accessed off-site; a major plus, as we have seen through the Covid-19 pandemic. As surely as a nurse who is tasked with getting the information the chatbot produces, will have to use a set of skills which allows for data analysis and organization. Lastly, understanding that the use of machines, computers and tools does not replace the connection a provider has with their patient is very important. As a provider to be able to use the machines designated for medical care, is part of caring for a patient. However, it is important to always assure that technology isn’t the only doing the work. Providers must confirm that inputs and analysis are correct and that they are being charted properly. They must assure that the patients' needs are being met, and that the patients' health is in correct standing.