Telecommunications for nurses
Subtitle: providing successful distance education and telehealth
By: Myrna L. Armstrong, Shari Frueh, editors.
Contributors: Armstrong, Myrna L.; Frueh, Shari.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company; Springer Pub.
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
Subjects: Telecommunication in medicine.; Nursing.; Education, Nursing -- methods.; Education, Distance -- methods.; Telecommunication.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Ch. 1. Opportunities and challenges of telecommunications for nurses; title: Ch. 2. Distance education: what was, what's here, and preparation for the future; title: Ch. 3. Challenges and rewards for educators, students, and staff; title: Ch. 4. Faculty development: the cornerstone of distance education; title: Ch. 5. Developing distance education programs: lessons from Ball State University; title: Ch. 6. Designing a course on the web using WebCT; title: Ch. 7. Using online learning materials; title: Ch. 8. RN to BSN online education: the University of Wisconsin's Nationwide Program; title: Ch. 9. An overview of telemedicine: through the looking glass; title: Ch. 10. Integrating telehealth into traditional health care delivery; title: Ch. 11. Operational issues: practical considerations for a successful program; title: Ch. 12. Telehealth in home health care; title: Ch. 13. Telehealth in the long-term care setting; title: Ch. 14. Telehealth program evaluation; title: Ch. 15. Marketing strategy for telehealth programs; title: Ch. 16. Ethics and legal perspectives for distance education and telehealth.