Telehealth Education: An Interprofessional Online Immersion Experience in Response to COVID-19

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-2020

DOI

01484834-20200921-06

Publication Title

Journal of Nursing Education

Volume

59

Issue

10

Pages

570–576

Abstract

 

Background:

In March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, universities halted in-person education and health care pivoted to telehealth delivery models. This article describes a nurse-led educational program that transitioned to fully online delivery to prepare interprofessional teams of health care students to use telehealth during the pandemic and beyond.

Method:

Participants included 67 students from seven professions. Researchers developed “the four Ps of telehealth” model to guide the curriculum. The program used pre- and post-assessments including the Confidence in Planning for Telehealth Scale, the Telehealth Etiquette Knowledge Scale, and the Confidence in Providing Telehealth Scale.

 Results:

There were significant improvements in scores on all scales following the program (p = .000).

Conclusion:

The results suggest that comprehensive telehealth education should focus on more than just delivering telehealth but also planning and preparing for its delivery. Programs such as this online program can serve as a model for future telehealth programs to prepare providers.

Rights

Copyright 2020, SLACK Incorporated.

Original Publication Citation

Rutledge, C., Hawkins, E. J., Bordelon, M., & Gustin, T. S. (2020). Telehealth Education: An Interprofessional Online Immersion Experience in Response to COVID-19. Journal of Nursing Education, 59(10), 570–576.  https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20200921-06    

ORCID

0000-0003-4919-1015 (Rutledge), 0000-0001-9664-1053 (Hawkins), 0000-0002-9520-6583 (Gustin)

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