scholarly journals Educating Advanced Practice Nurses in Using Social Media in Rural Health Care

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolyn M. Rutledge ◽  
Michelle Renaud ◽  
Laurel Shepherd ◽  
Michele Bordelon ◽  
Tina Haney ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Rural Health ◽  
Rural Health Care ◽  
Advanced Practice Nurses ◽  
Advanced Practice ◽  
Health Care Technology ◽  
Practice Nurses ◽  
Care Technology

Health care in the United States is facing a crisis in providing access to quality care for those in underserved and rural regions. Advanced practice nurses are at the forefront of addressing such issues, through modalities such as health care technology. Many nursing education programs are seeking strategies for better educating students on technology utilization. Health care technology includes electronic health records, telemedicine, and clinical decision support systems. However, little focus has been placed on the role of social media in health care. This paper describes an educational workshop using standardized patients and hands-on experiences to introduce advanced practice nurses in a Doctor of Nursing Practice program to the role of social media in addressing issues inherent in the delivery of rural health care. The students explore innovative approaches for utilizing social media for patient and caregiver support as well as identify online resources that assist providers in a rural setting.

Rural health care looks to the future Issues in the institutionalization and management of rural health care: making technology appropriate

1980 ◽  
Vol 209 (1174) ◽  
pp. 173-180 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Rural Health ◽  
Rural Health Care ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Professional Community ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Health Care Technology ◽  
Management Procedures ◽  
Care Technology

Experimental projects have demonstrated the technical feasibility of systems of accessible, affordable health care. These projects have relied extensively on non-professional community health workers. However, large-scale implementation of these schemes will require new management procedures that are both responsive to rural health needs and congruent with national institutions. This paper identifies the need to establish institutional mechanisms to mobilize essential inputs, promote accept­ance by beneficiaries, maintain quality standards, recruit and retain field staff, and achieve accountability for resources. It then outlines methods for developing these institutions. It stresses the need for both formal, bureaucratic organizations and informal organizations of clients. It also identifies the need to consider administrative and institutional resources in determining the appropriateness of a health care technology.

Experiences of the new role of advanced practice nurses in Swedish primary health care-A qualitative study

2010 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma Lindblad ◽  
Elsie-Britt Hallman ◽  
Catharina Gillsjö ◽  
Ulf Lindblad ◽  
Lisbeth Fagerström
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Advanced Practice Nurses ◽  
Advanced Practice ◽  
Practice Nurses ◽  
Primary Health

The Role of Advanced Practice Nurses in Cancer Survivorship Care

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 338-347 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stacie Corcoran ◽  
Megan Dunne ◽  
Mary S. McCabe
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Survivorship ◽  
Advanced Practice Nurses ◽  
Advanced Practice ◽  
Survivorship Care ◽  
Practice Nurses

Role of Advanced Practice Nurse in Management of Multiple Sclerosis

2006 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 33-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
June Halper
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Advanced Practice Nurses ◽  
Advanced Practice ◽  
Research Education ◽  
Practice Nurses ◽  
Disease Modifying Therapies ◽  
Core Set ◽  
Inpatient Settings

The introduction of disease-modifying therapies and the realization that multiple sclerosis (MS) is a treatable disease has seen the emergence of an expanded role for advanced practice nurses (APNs) in the MS arena. Within MS centers, clinics, inpatient settings, and private practices, APNs may function as one or more of the following: administrator, consultant, researcher, advocate, and clinician. Because of the significant roles APNs play in the management of patients with MS, they must embody a core set of competencies delineated by domains specific to MS care. As MS care continues to evolve, APNs remain at the forefront of the multidisciplinary team of health professionals dedicated to optimizing outcomes through research, education, and the identification and implementation of best practices.

Building to Make a Difference: Advanced Practice Nurses’ Experience of Power

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 96-116
Author(s):  
Catherine A. Schoales ◽  
Frances Fothergill Bourbonnais ◽  
Judy Rashotte
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Soft Power ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Improve Patient Care ◽  
Advanced Practice Nurses ◽  
Care Organization ◽  
Advanced Practice ◽  
Practice Nurses

Power is necessary for nurses to affect change in patient care and to move the nursing profession forward. Despite the evolving body of nursing research on power, there have been no studies that have investigated the nature of advanced practice nurses’ (APNs’) power. The purpose of this study was to explore the APNs’ lived experience of power. Interpretive phenomenology guided the method and analysis. Eight APNs employed in a single Canadian tertiary care teaching health-care organization engaged in in-depth interviews. The overarching theme, building to make a difference, reflected the APNs’ perception of power in their practice, which involved a passion to facilitate change in practice to improve patient care. Building to make a difference involved three themes: building on, building with, and building for. The APNs experienced more power—a process they described as power creep—when they used soft power that was shared with others to affect positive change in health care. These findings contribute to our understanding of how power is perceived and manifested in the APN role, thus further enabling organizations to create working conditions to support the APNs’ endeavors to empower others.

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