On Virtual Presence

Advances in health care and communication technology have expanded nursing practice to nontraditional environments that preclude the physical presence of the nurse for a caring encounter. An increasing number of nurses are creating and maintaining nurse-patient relationships and practicing in a dive...

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Published inAdvances in nursing science Vol. 39; no. 1; p. 48
Main Authors Grumme, Valarie S, Barry, Charlotte D, Gordon, Shirley C, Ray, Marilyn A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.01.2016
Subjects
Computer-Assisted Instruction - methods
Counseling - methods
Humans
Internet
Neoplasms - nursing
Nurse-Patient Relations
Nursing Evaluation Research
Patient Education as Topic - methods
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Summary:Advances in health care and communication technology have expanded nursing practice to nontraditional environments that preclude the physical presence of the nurse for a caring encounter. An increasing number of nurses are creating and maintaining nurse-patient relationships and practicing in a diverse range of specialties in virtual/distance environments. Can nursing presence as a caring modality be "real" in a virtual/distance environment? A new ontology of nursing presence is offered that transcends people, place, space, and time.
ISSN:1550-5014
DOI:10.1097/ANS.0000000000000103