FNP Clinical Practice Toolkit

Get practical recommendations on billing, strategy, and more to help understand if telehealth is right for you.

The National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers is funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and provides trusted consultation, resources, and news at no cost to improve the telehealth experience.

With the COVID-19 pandemic, the method for delivering healthcare changed overnight. Telehealth became a primary method of delivering care. Suddenly, nurses were expected to utilize technology with very little, if any, training in telehealth. All evidence suggests that telehealth is here to stay. As such, it is now time for healthcare providers to reflect on best practices for telehealth, and for nurse educators to ensure that graduates are prepared to function in the new telehealth arena. This article provides an introductory overview of the history of telehealth nursing; uses for telehealth with the COVID-19 pandemic; new awareness of telehealth challenges, and nursing roles. We also discuss sites that require a telehealth nurse and the Four P’s framework for telehealth education.

Nurses are on the front lines of patient care and act as key drivers of healthcare change, including the use of telehealth technology. As medical technology improves, the role of telehealth in nursing continues to grow, giving nurses new tools to improve patient outcomes and increase access to quality healthcare.
Telemedicine is on the rise, as an aging population puts increased demand on the healthcare system and nursing shortages make meeting those demands a challenge. And the trend has accelerated as the medical field shifts to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.