Release Date: 30 November, 2000
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From Book News, Inc.
Focuses on the application of telenursing in the provision of nursing care for patients at sites remote from the provider (not on computer technology). Written as a reference for students and practicing nurses, the book presents the findings of researchers in the field and offers guidelines in the delivery of services. Sharpe retired from active practice as a pediatric clinical nurse specialist.Book News, Inc.®, Portland, OR
Review
Any nurse interested in practicing telenursing should read this book, which well defines issues that telenurses should consider. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals; two-year technical program students.Choice
Book Description
This is the first book to explore this emergent role of the nursing profession. It examines the unique legal, regulatory, and professional issues this neoteric mode of nursing practice presents. Telenursing as a subset of telehealth is defined and a review of its history, present status, and future in the U.S. health care system is discussed. Concomitant legal accountability and risk for malpractice liability are examined. Risk management strategies and survival tactics in the event of a lawsuit are presented--particularly the legal significance of, and essential need for, defensive nursing documentation. A brief overview of malpractice law is provided and the essentials of requisite malpractice insurance for the telenurse practitioner are outlined.
About the Author
CHARLES C. SHARPE is retired from an active practice as a Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist and adjunct nursing faculty of several colleges. Rating
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