Telehealth utilizes technology that connects nurses and persons receiving healthcare services. Rather than focusing on telehealth as a financial burden or a disruptive technology, telehealth nursing should be considered an opportunity to operationalize and transform the art of care, especially when it is guided by nursing theory.
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