A Pediatric Telehealth Simulation for Prelicensure and Advanced Practice Nursing Students.

Patients who are remote, underserved, or require specialized care services are not always able to seek appropriate care when necessary. Telehealth technology allows health care providers to connect virtually with their patients to provide safe and personalized care. To prepare future nurses and nurse practitioners for the use of technology, educators are responsible for integrating telehealth education into the curriculum. This article presents a clinical simulated approach that includes an interprofessional telehealth experience with prelicensure and nurse practitioner students within a pediatric focused simulation.

Ball S ，Hanks J ，Potthoff M ，Connelly S ... -  《-》

Introducing telehealth skills into the Doctor of Nursing Practice curriculum.

Telehealth training was important for nurse practitioner (NP) students prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, but now it is essential. Training in telehealth allows access to health care for vulnerable populations in rural health areas and beyond. As the future of health care delivery changes, providers will be required to use this technology. Therefore, it is imperative that such training become part of NP education to prepare students to be technologically competent providers in the 21st century. The objective of this educational pilot project was to educate Doctor of Nursing Practice nurse practitioner students to conduct patient interviews and provide interprofessional collaboration using telehealth. The project addressed a gap in the literature on planning for simulations from varying NP specialties and provided feedback from standardized patients on their experiences. A total of 83 students from four specialty tracks received telehealth education. Students then interviewed simulated patients and provided a collaborating report. The students and patients were asked to complete questionnaires to assess the modules and the experience itself. Quantitative descriptive data were gathered, and qualitative themes were obtained from open-ended questions. Both the students and simulated patients indicated that they appreciated the ease and convenience of interviewing patients through technology. Both struggled with issues related to the technology and the need to have backup systems available. The students demonstrated that they were very capable of using telehealth and were generally very positive about the experience.

Love R ，Carrington JM 《-》

Telehealth Simulation With Graduate Nurse Practitioner Students.

Integration of telehealth preparation for nurse practitioner (NP) students varies across programs. Nurse practitioner students had gaps in the preparation for using telehealth technology to deliver care and manage specific disorders. The purpose of this article is to describe the development and implementation of a telehealth simulation training experience for NP students to prepare them for practice in rural settings. Nurse practitioner students from various specialties completed the telehealth simulation training experience. The change in presimulation/postsimulation confidence and readiness scores were statistically significant. This telehealth simulation training experience provided an opportunity for NP students to engage in activities to enhance their knowledge and preparation in providing care via telehealth in a rural setting.

Emerson MR ，Buchanan L ，Golden A 《-》

Evaluating an intervention of telehealth education and simulation for advanced practice registered nurse students: A single group comparison study.

As healthcare delivery continues to evolve and expand, nurse educators must prepare advanced practice registered nursing (APRN) students to use telehealth technology safely, effectively, and confidently. The aims of this study were to describe APRN students' beliefs and confidence regarding the delivery of care via telehealth in their future practice. To evaluate these aims, a single group comparison study was conducted. APRN students received an intervention comprised of multimodal telehealth instruction, which involved the simulated application of telehealth with standardized patients. Students' beliefs regarding telehealth did not significantly change between the pre- and post-intervention, in which all areas were rated high pre-intervention. Students reported an increase in their perception and confidence post-intervention. Integration of telehealth into the APRN curriculum is essential to instil knowledge and confidence as healthcare technology advances.

Jones HM ，Ammerman BA ，Joiner KL ，Lee DR ，Bigelow A ，Kuzma EK ... -  《Nursing Open》

Rural Telehealth Team Education for Baccalaureate and Nurse Practitioner Students.

Rural areas face health care workforce shortages. Nursing students seeking rural employment require instruction and clinical experience in using telehealth to work in health care teams. An innovative telehealth consultation simulation paired nurse practitioner (NP) students with prelicensure baccalaureate nursing degree (BSN) students. The simulation aimed to enhance NP student proficiency and confidence in telehealth consultation skills and to foster professional role development through exposure to telehealth nursing roles for RNs and NPs. On-campus BSN students assumed the role of the RN in a rural clinic and consulted with off-campus NP students using telehealth technology in the care of a standardized patient. Participants demonstrated level-appropriate proficiency and reported confidence in telehealth consultation and favorable attitudes toward intraprofessional communication. An intraprofessional educational model allowing BSN and NP students to develop telehealth consultation skills successfully addressed a gap in preparing nursing students to meet rural health care workforce needs. [J Nurs Educ. 2020;59(5):274-277.].

Knight EP ，Prettyman AV 《-》