Introduction of Tele-ICU in rural hospitals: Changing organisational culture to harness benefits

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 40, Issue , 2017, Pages 51-56

  Goedken, Cassie Cunningham ^a   Moeckli, Jane ^a   Cram, Peter M ^c   Reisinger, Heather Schacht ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Access to health care; Critical care; Qualitative research; Rural healthcare; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERVIEW; NIGHT; NURSE; ORGANIZATION; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESPIRATORY THERAPIST; TELEMEDICINE; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDS; TRENDS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; NURSES; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 85013108563     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2016.10.001     Document Type: Article

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