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. 2021 Sep-Oct;46(5):300-305.
doi: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000000988.

Telehealth Competencies for Nursing Education and Practice: The Four P's of Telehealth

Carolyn M Rutledge  1 , Jennifer O'Rourke, Anne M Mason, Katherine Chike-Harris, Lyn Behnke, Lolita Melhado, Loureen Downes, Tina Gustin
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Telehealth Competencies for Nursing Education and Practice: The Four P's of Telehealth

Carolyn M Rutledge et al. Nurse Educ. 2021 Sep-Oct.

Abstract

Background: Telehealth is a rapidly growing health care delivery modality with advanced practice nurses as key providers. This growth has occurred without critical consideration of provider training. Training requires the development of competencies situated within a framework.

Problem: Standardized telehealth competencies for advanced practice nursing are missing. The purpose of this article is to describe the development of telehealth competencies for education and practice.

Approach: Using the Four P's of Telehealth framework (planning, preparing, providing, and performance evaluation), a modified Delphi technique was used to identify, develop, and evaluate telehealth competencies.

Outcomes: Competencies were arranged around telehealth domains, expected activities, and outcomes. Effective use of the competencies to guide curriculum development, practice, and future research related to telehealth was identified.

Conclusions: Providing education with competencies aligned to the Four P's Telehealth framework will provide learners with tools to assume leadership roles in all phases of telehealth implementation, delivery, and refinement.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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