Open AccessBroadening Our Bandwidth
Author(s) -
Dawn Engels,
Melody Austin,
Sherry Keck Doty,
Karen Sanders,
Laurie McNichol
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of wound, ostomy, and continence nursing/journal of wocn
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.635
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1528-3976
pISSN - 1071-5754
DOI - 10.1097/won.0000000000000697
Subject(s) - telemedicine , telehealth , covid-19 , medicine , medical emergency , pandemic , nursing , health care , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , economics , economic growth
Managing patients during the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, and the associated severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) in particular, required the nimble responsiveness for which WOC nurses are known. Problem-solving skills were needed to continue the level of WOC nursing services expected by patients, families, and professional colleagues, while reducing the hours we were physically present at our clinical facility. In order to respond to these demands, our team realized it must create an innovative approach to provide efficient, cost-effective consultations during this global crisis. This Challenges in Practice article summarizes our experience with use of telemedicine technologies to perform remote consultations within the acute care setting.