ERIC Number: EJ930497
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
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Investigating the Educational Needs of Nurses in Telepractice: A Descriptive Exploratory Study
Carter, Lorraine; Hudyma, Shirlene; Horrigan, Judith
Canadian Journal of University Continuing Education, v36 n1 Spr 2010
Although some nursing bodies have recognized nursing telepractice as a specialty, with its own knowledge, skills, and attitudes, there is little documented evidence of the educational needs of Canadian nurses working in telehealth. However, now that telehealth has been recognized as a partial solution to Canada's health-care challenges, the area requires our attention as educators. This article is based on a study that explored the educational needs of 138 telehealth nurses practising across Canada; participants included nurses from most of the provinces and territories. The nurses were asked to complete a series of open-ended questions related to their educational needs and practice, and the data were analyzed using the methods of Miles and Huberman (1994). The study findings are discussed in the context of continuing education. (Contains 1 table and 4 figures.)
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Nurses, Continuing Education, Foreign Countries, Surveys, Video Technology, Access to Health Care, Access to Education
Canadian Association for University Continuing Education. c/o CAUCE Secretariat at Centre for Continuing and Distance Education, 475 Williams Building, 221 Cumberland Avenue North, Saskatoon, SK S7N 1M3, Canada. Tel: 306-966-5582; Fax: 306-966-5590; e-mail: cauce.secretariat@usask.ca; Web site: http://www.extension.usask.ca/cjuce; Web site: http://www.extension.usask.ca/cjuce/eng/contentXissue.html
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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