Telehealth Essentials for Advanced Practice Nursing: Unlocking the Power of Telehealth in Healthcare

Authored by Patricia Schweikert, this comprehensive guide provides advanced practice nursing professionals with the knowledge and tools necessary to navigate the rapidly evolving field of telehealth.

Telehealth offers a unique solution to many healthcare challenges, including:

• Provider shortages
• Chronic disease management
• An aging population
• Protection from infectious diseases
• Limited access to care

As telehealth continues to play an increasingly important role in healthcare delivery, advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) who can effectively utilize telehealth are well-positioned to lead the way in shaping the future of healthcare.

Telehealth Essentials for Advanced Practice Nursing provides a multi-modal approach to telehealth education, building upon nurses’ existing knowledge of nursing practice to provide new and innovative methods of care.

What You’ll Learn

This comprehensive resource covers a range of critical topics, including:

• The history and basics of telehealth
• Technology used in the early response to infectious diseases, such as COVID-19
• The process of integrating telehealth in practice
• Laws, policies, and regulations governing telehealth practice
• Barriers to implementation and strategies for overcoming them
• Telehealth etiquette and ethics
• Using telehealth for effective interprofessional collaboration

Each chapter includes group exercises, prompts for reflection, questions for discussion, and case studies to help readers apply their knowledge and develop critical thinking skills.

Empower APRNs to Lead the Way in Telehealth

With Telehealth Essentials for Advanced Practice Nursing, APRN students, faculty, and practicing providers can:

• Advocate for telehealth implementation
• Establish telehealth programs
• Utilize telehealth to overcome barriers to care and optimize access and quality of care

Unlock the full potential of telehealth and transform the future of healthcare with this essential resource.