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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

2022

Accessible healthcare

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Exploring The Use Of Telehealth In A School-Based Health Center, Kourtney Chapman, Mia Rhodes, Jordan Smith May 2022

Exploring The Use Of Telehealth In A School-Based Health Center, Kourtney Chapman, Mia Rhodes, Jordan Smith

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

The benefits of remote telehealth assessment kits and their use in school-based settings were explored in this Quality Improvement project. The primary goal was to examine rural school-based settings and explore options to fulfill healthcare care gaps. A secondary objective was to explore telehealth systems and identify one that provided thorough diagnostic evaluation abilities. A tertiary objective was to educate potential users of the identified system and assess the perceived ease of use and practicality. A cohort of 58 doctoral candidates and 11 staff members from a local school district were educated on the advantages of using telehealth and received …