Nurse Leader
Volume 4, Issue 5 , Page 42 , October 2006

Nursing and telehealth: Opportunities for nurse leaders to shape the future

  • Jean Sorrells-Jones, PhD, RN, FAAN

      Affiliations

    • Jean Sorrells-Jones, PhD, RN, FAAN, is associate professor and director of the nursing leadership master's degree program at the University of Texas Medical Branch School of Nursing in Galveston, Texas and was formerly the Executive Director and Chief Nurse at UTMB.
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  • Poldi Tschirch, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Poldi Tschirch, PhD, RN, is director of nursing informatics for UTMB Hospitals and Clinics Nursing Services.
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  • Marie Anne S. Liong, RN, MN, MBA

      Affiliations

    • Marie Anne S. Liong, RN, MN, MBA, is a doctoral student at UTMB School of Nursing at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston.

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doi: 10.1016/j.mnl.2006.07.008

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