Open AccessAdding telehealth simulation into NP programs
Author(s) -
Melissa Robinson-Reilly,
Pauletta Irwin,
Rosanne Coutts,
Nicola Slattery
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the nurse practitioner/the nurse practitioner
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.15
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1538-8662
pISSN - 0361-1817
DOI - 10.1097/01.npr.0000653956.29721.1a
Subject(s) - telehealth , social connectedness , context (archaeology) , computer science , medical education , health care , psychology , knowledge management , medicine , telemedicine , political science , social psychology , geography , archaeology , law
NP educators are challenged to ensure their students have opportunities to learn how to apply skills within a telehealth context. This article presents an integration of telehealth into clinical learning, depicting the connectedness possible when a healthcare professional and patient are challenged by geographic distance.