Background: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, local and institutional guidelines restricted non-emergent, in-person visits in outpatient specialty clinics. Nurse practitioners (NPs) in pediatric gastroenterology clinics immediately shifted their practice to telehealth (TH).
Local Problem: The shift to TH necessitated a change in practice.
Purpose: To review the extant literature relevant to perceptions by direct care nurses toward clinical research endeavors.
Design: An integrative review guided by the socioecological model was conducted.
Methods: Five databases were searched to identify relevant peer-reviewed articles; there was no limitation on publication date.
Introduction: Telehealth (TH) services rapidly expanded during the COVID-19 pandemic. This rapid deployment precluded the opportunity for initial planning of implementation strategies. The purpose of the quality improvement project was to understand the needs of nurse practitioners and examine TH procedures and interventions designed to promote high-quality, equitable health care for pediatric patients with gastrointestinal concerns.
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