inferior edition Myrna L. Armstrong...

inferior edition Myrna L. Armstrong and Shah Frueh ed 2002 304 pages $4495 hardcover

With all the technological advances in medical care today, it is not surprising to descry nursing education come into a of the present day era. Telecommunications for Nurses, inferior edition, provides a vision of the time to come of education and nursing practice. It is divided into pair topics: distance education and telehealth. Its 16 chapters feature the perspectives of 23 authors, all of whom are readys in their fields. Their appease presentation is clear and concise. The authors not solitary describe their experiences, but also predict yet to be trends and applications for telecommunications.

Beginning chapters provide an overview of the use of telecommunications in health care education. This technology promises to provide learning opportunities anytime and anywhere. The work defines distance education and provides a historical perspective. greatest in number of the text is geared toward university faculty members who provide this prototype of education. It examines similar issues as faculty preparation, course presentation, evaluation, and the challenges each issue presents

The secondary half of the book explores telehealth--audio and visual transmission of patient information for consultation intentions This new technology has had a tremendous impact in succession health care in homes, rural communities, and long-term care facilities. From their offices or workplaces, physicians and non-physician specialists, so as nurse practitioners, quickly can provide input in succession patient care to advanced-practice fosters The book also includes a chapter in succession marketing this service.

The best part of the main division is the reference list at the [i]finale[/i] of each chapter, which gives readers the opportunity to hound their interest in a particular expose This book is best suited to professionals interested in expanding their parts in providing education to distant learners by the agency of a university system or an advanced succor practitioner who wants to implement telehealth in a rural community.

This volume is available from Springer Publishing Company, 536 Broadway, just discovered York, NY 10012, http://www.springerpub.com.

DONNA LAGUEUX

RN MSN CNOR

CLINICAL EDUCATION CONSULTANT

WATERBURY HOSPITAL

WATERBURY, CONN

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