Abstract

Healthcare is undergoing dramatic and unprecedented change. In particular, care delivered by nurses in ambulatory care settings, chiefly telehealth, has seen explosive growth in 2020 fueled by COVID-19. Now more than ever, ambulatory care nurses are called upon to coordinate and provide care in an array of hospital-based and nonhospital settings. Although the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the existing demand for new nonacute care delivery models and settings, several factors have contributed to this tipping point.

Author Details

Patience Harris, BSN, RN; Preston C. Lewis, DNP, MSN, RN, CCRN; Rebecca Graystone, MBA, MS, RN, NE-BC

Sigma Membership

Unknown

Lead Author Affiliation

American Nurses Credentialing Center, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA

Type

Article

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Case Study/Series

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Ambulatory Care Nurses, Nursing Leadership, Professional Development, Job Satisfaction, American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing

Publisher

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.

Version

Publisher's Version

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Review Type

External Review: Previously Published Material

Acquisition

Indexed from External Source (Permission Granted by Copyright Holder)

Date of Issue

2020-12-01

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