Telehealth Use Among Registered Nurses: A National Sample Survey Analysis

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• Journal Article:
  Nursing Outlook
• Personal Author:
  Castner, Jessica ; Joshi, Aditi U. ; Shaw, Ryan J. ; Amberson, Taryn ; Hetland, Breanna ; Moscou-Jackson, Gyasi
• Description:
  Background: Telenursing utilization fluctuated during the COVID-19 pandemic response and recovery. Purpose: To determine United States nationally representative estimates in telenursing and ascertain disparities by practice rurality, patient population, and nurse racial identity. Methods: Applied epidemiological analysis of the 2022 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses (RNs) with weighting for national representativeness. Findings: Weighted estimates represented 2,789,399 RNs. Limited telenursing use (22%) for inpatient and outpatient care was reported; the forms most frequently used were live videoconferencing (67%), audio calls (66%), and text or live chat (31%). Disparities by practice rurality and patient population were observed, but none by nurse racial identity. Discussion: Limited adoption of telenursing practice for inpatient and outpatient care was reported, despite pandemic conditions. Proactive policy development is needed to advance equal access to health services through telenursing use in rural areas, older adult practices, and pediatric nursing.
• Subjects:
  Health Personnel Nurses Occupational Health Safety Telemedicine
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Telehealth; Telenursing; Health Policy; National Sample Survey Of Registered Nurses; MHealth Nurses; Nursing; Health Care Workers; Medical Care; Health Services; Policy; COVID-19;
• Source:
  Nurs Outlook 2025 Sep-Oct; 73(5):102522
• ISSN:
  0029-6554
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Washington ; North Carolina ; New York ; Nebraska ; Maryland ; San Francisco Region [OSHA] ; Atlanta Region [OSHA] ; New York City Region [OSHA] ; Kansas City Region [OSHA] ; Philadelphia Region [OSHA]
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  9 pdf pages
• Volume:
  73
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20071235
• Contact Point Address:
  J. Castner, 1879 Whitehaven Road #150, Grand Island, NY 14072
• Email:
  jcastner@castnerincorp.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2025
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:46213bc814fe2042b94f664b65f6271c4e34f63381f93c33b2ce50703577512a90667c66edd5124590c1c1d42137f906e728d06cdac3d99f176774f041e3030c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/258713/cdc_258713_DS1.pdf
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