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- Title
Preparing Nurses for Roles in Telehealth: Now is the Time!
- Authors
Rutledge, Carolyn M.; Gustin, Tina
- Abstract
With the COVID-19 pandemic, the method for delivering healthcare changed overnight. Telehealth became a primary method of delivering care. Suddenly, nurses were expected to utilize technology with very little, if any, training in telehealth. All evidence suggests that telehealth is here to stay. As such, it is now time for healthcare providers to reflect on best practices for telehealth, and for nurse educators to ensure that graduates are prepared to function in the new telehealth arena. This article provides an introductory overview of the history of telehealth nursing; uses for telehealth with the COVID-19 pandemic; new awareness of telehealth challenges, and nursing roles. We also discuss sites that require a telehealth nurse and the Four P's framework for telehealth education.
- Subjects
UNITED States; OCCUPATIONAL roles; MEDICAL quality control; HOSPITALS; HOSPICE care; HOSPITAL emergency services; NURSE educators; HOME care services; MEDICAL care; NURSING education; NURSING care facilities; PRIMARY health care; NURSES; PROFESSIONAL competence; TELEMEDICINE; COVID-19 pandemic; HEALTH promotion; PALLIATIVE treatment
- Publication
Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 2021, Vol 26, Issue 1, pN.PAG
- ISSN
1091-3734
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3912/OJIN.Vol26No01Man03