Nurses’ and Nursing Assistants’ Experiences With Teleconsultation in Small Rural Long-Term Care Facilities: Semistructured Interview Pilot Study
Veronique Nabelsi,
Marie Chantal Leclerc,
Véronique Plouffe
Abstract:Background
In Quebec, the shortage of nurses during night shifts compromises the safety and quality of resident care, particularly in small residential and long-term care centers (“Centres d’hébergement et de soins de longue durée”; CHSLDs) located in rural areas. The need to ensure the continuous presence of nurses 24 hours a day in CHSLDs has become more pressing, forcing some facilities to implement exceptional measures such as on-call telephone services to ensure access to a nurse. In light of … Show more
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