Abstract
BackgroundTelehealth is an effective strategy to reduce disparities related to access to care and improve health outcomes. Integrating telehealth education into nursing curricula can help students be better prepared to provide care through telehealth services. MethodsA repeated measures design was used to explore differences in telehealth knowledge, confidence, and attitudes among prelicensure community health nursing students prior to implementation of a telehealth virtual simulation experience, after an orientation to telehealth, and after completion of a series of simulations from an unfolding case scenario. ResultsA convenience sample of 41 students participated. Knowledge, confidence, and attitudes related to telehealth significantly improved at postorientation and poststimulation compared to preimplementation. Knowledge continued to significantly increase from postorientation to postsimulation. ConclusionsVirtual simulation is a useful tool for incorporating telehealth learning for prelicensure nursing students in community health nursing. Further research is needed to evaluate long-term application of knowledge into practice.
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