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Small Patients, Big Discoveries

Penn Nursing

She’s taken those strategies to help create effective telemedicine treatment plans for pediatric burn victims. Telemedicine and telemonitoring are sort of the answer,” says Bettencourt. How does mental health play a role in the outcomes? How does mental health play a role in the outcomes?

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Telemedicine and Virtual Consultations: Expanding Nursing Roles in Rural Healthcare

Daily Nurse

Much research indicates that rural communities have more chronic conditions and poorer health outcomes. Rural nurses have a profound ability to play a critical role in their community healthcare as telemedicine becomes more mainstream. All of this has a significant impact on community members, too.

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Careers in Virtual Nursing: What You Need to Know

Post University

The Technological Foundation of Virtual Nursing Believe it or not, the first telemedicine technology was used as far back as the 1960s when NASA built health monitoring sensors into the spacesuits of astronauts so their vitals could be tracked during space travel.

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Dr. Paul MacKoul Talks About How Postpartum Technologies Enhance Care for New Mothers

Scrubs

So they need access to mental health resources. The availability of new technologies improves the quality of care, helping promote better health outcomes. As technology advances, more innovative solutions will support maternal health and overall well-being.

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Nurse referrals to pharmacy

American Nurse

The project included use of the organization’s telemedicine AnyWhere Care (AWC) web application, which patients can download to their smartphones. The application then feeds data to the patient’s electronic health record (EHR). An over­view of prevalence, determinants and health outcomes of poly­pharmacy. Pharm Pract.

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ANA’s Summary of $1.5 trillion Omnibus Includes Several Nursing Priorities

Capitol Beat

Nursing and Allied Health Workforce Shortages – The Committee notes that in a March 2021 survey conducted by the HHS Office of the Inspector General, hospitals reported that nursing shortages during the COVID–19 pandemic significantly strained health care delivery and were a significant obstacle to addressing the public health emergency.

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Texas APRN CE Package

Registered Nursing

For example, a psychiatric nurse practitioner may benefit from courses in mental health pharmacology. This is particularly important amid ongoing scrutiny of opioid prescribing practices and the broader public health response to addiction. Role-Specific Modules APRNs should seek packages that reflect their clinical specialty.