Ethical Issues and Politics in North Carolina: Nursing Essay by Master Researcher

This paper discusses a current issue that is of significance to the North Carolina Nurse Association - the use of paperless record keeping. It is the belief of many within the medical field as well as political figures in the State that producing a paperless medical records system will save lives and ensure that patients receive better medical care over the long term. The paper further discusses that there is also great concern that a paperless health record keeping system will be subject to tampering and the ability of outside sources to obtain private information about individual health. Additionally, many states, to include North Carolina are currently grappling with the concept of telehealth and the issues that may affect the nursing and health care community.