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Telehealth and the Advanced Practice Nurse

Hoyson, Patricia McLean
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=casednp1554898542968767

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2019, Doctor of Nursing Practice , Case Western Reserve University, School of Nursing.
Statement of Problem: There is evidence demonstrating a relationship between the evolution and accessibility of technology and the use of this technology in the provision of care for improvement of health outcomes. There are established benefits to educating APNs in the use and application of telehealth in order to provide safe quality care for patients. The question that remains is what current competencies (knowledge and skills) are used by APNs in the workplace and how were they prepared for telehealth practice. Study Purpose: This study describes the APNs’ use and preparation of telehealth competencies in practice. The study will (1) identify telehealth competencies (knowledge and skills) used, (2) state the frequency of use, and (3) describe how and where APNs are prepared for the competencies. Methods: The study design is a descriptive study using a survey method. Pertinent Findings: The telehealth competencies identified in the study were reported as currently used in practice. The frequency of used varied with a majority of APNs reporting daily use in practice. There is little workplace orientation or competency testing reported. Educational preparation for the competencies was identified by less than half of the APNs and was accomplished evenly between graduate level education and continuing education. Conclusions: There is a defined need to incorporate more didactic and clinical telehealth education and competency testing in nursing programs in order to better prepare advance practice nurses to use telehealth in providing optimum care for patients. The competencies (knowledge and skills) identified in this study of a national population of APNs provides information needed to take the next steps to incorporate telehealth competencies (knowledge and skill) into both didactic and clinical education in nursing.
Mary Dolansky, PhD, RN, FAAN (Committee Chair)
Joyce Fitzpatrick, PhD, MBA, RN, FAAN (Committee Member)
Benjamin Hayek, MD, FACP (Committee Member)
86 p.
Nursing
Advanced Practice Nurse, Telehealth

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  • Hoyson, P. M. (2019). Telehealth and the Advanced Practice Nurse [Doctoral dissertation, Case Western Reserve University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=casednp1554898542968767

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Hoyson, Patricia. Telehealth and the Advanced Practice Nurse. 2019. Case Western Reserve University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=casednp1554898542968767.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Hoyson, Patricia. "Telehealth and the Advanced Practice Nurse." Doctoral dissertation, Case Western Reserve University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=casednp1554898542968767

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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