title: Report of the 2004-2005 International Telenursing Survey.
abstract: This article reports the findings of a 2004-2005 survey, which portrays an international sample of nurses (n = 719) working with telehealth technologies. The respondents came from a total of 36 countries. The majority of the respondents were from the US, representing 49 of 50 states. The survey provides important information about the characteristics of telenurses; the satisfaction of telenurses with their current telenursing role; the specific knowledge and skills used by telenurses; the settings in which knowledge, skills, and competencies were developed; telenurses' opinions on education in telehealth; telenurses' perceptions about the effectiveness of telenursing in making an impact on the nursing shortage; and the demand for telenurses worldwide.
authors.affiliation: Nursing Division, Mount Aloysius College, Cresson, PA, USA. gradyjl@atlanticbb.net
authors.forename: Janet L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Grady
authors.forename: Loretta
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Schlachta-Fairchild
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001292:Attitude to Computers; D002568:Certification; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003197:Computer Literacy; D004651:Employment / Q000458:organization & administration; D005260:Female; D014943:Global Health; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D048108:Nursing Informatics / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D011365:Professional Practice Location; D036301:Qualitative Research; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States